Bushmeat Hunting, Wildlife Declines, and Fish Supply in West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23335359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin Brashares (0000-0002-3973-5632, Wildlife Conservation Society, corresponding author), Justin S Brashares (University of Cambridge), Peter Arcese (0000-0002-8097-482X, University of Cambridge), Moses K Sam (University of Cambridge), MOSES SAM (Wildlife Conservation Society), Peter B Coppolillo (University of Cambridge), Peter Coppolillo (0000-0002-1502-8503, Wildlife Conservation Society), A R E Sinclair (University of Cambridge), Andrew Balmford (0000-0002-0144-3589, University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 306 |
| Issue | 5699 |
| Pages | 1180-1183 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511 |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1102425 |
| PMID | 15539602 |
| OpenAlex | W2079508856 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 84 |
| References cited | 9 |
The multibillion-dollar trade in bushmeat is among the most immediate threats to the persistence of tropical vertebrates, but our understanding of its underlying drivers and effects on human welfare is limited by a lack of empirical data. We used 30 years of data from Ghana to link mammal declines to the bushmeat trade and to spatial and temporal changes in the availability of fish. We show that years of poor fish supply coincided with increased hunting in nature reserves and sharp declines in biomass of 41 wildlife species. Local market data provide evidence of a direct link between fish supply and subsequent bushmeat demand in villages and show bushmeat's role as a dietary staple in the region. Our results emphasize the urgent need to develop cheap protein alternatives to bushmeat and to improve fisheries management by foreign and domestic fleets to avert extinctions of tropical wildlife.
Biology · Bushmeat · Economics · Fishery · Geography · Natural resource economics · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife management · Wildlife trade · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Ecology · Marine animal studies overview · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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