Market Dynamics of Bushmeat Species in Equatorial Guinea

Juste, Javier; Fa, John E.; Val, Jaime Pérez del; Castroviejo, Javier

doi:10.2307/2404644

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“…Bushmeat markets are found in almost every town and village in Central Africa and are important concentration points of wildlife harvests from surrounding hunting catchments (Juste et al, 1995;Fa et al, 2000;Fa & Yuste, 2001). Collecting bushmeat data at the market level is more efficient than conducting interviews with hunters when data at the level of the hunting catchment are needed.…”

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The bushmeat market in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for conservation and food security

Vliet

Nebesse

Gambalemoke

et al. 2012

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Given the important contribution of urban consumption in bushmeat trade, information on bushmeat sales in urban markets can provide valuable insights for understanding the dynamics of this trade and its implications for conservation and food security. We monitored bushmeat traded in the market of Kisangani (the provincial capital of the Province Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo) and compared data collected in surveys in 2002 and 2008-2009. In both periods more than two-thirds of the carcasses sold were of rodents and ungulates. From 2002 to 2008-2009 the number of carcasses increased by 44% but the equivalent biomass by only 16% because of a significant decrease in medium-sized species (10-50 kg) and an increase in small species (, 10 kg). The number of carcasses of large species increased between the two periods and those of diurnal monkeys increased fourfold. In both periods smoked bushmeat was one of the cheapest sources of protein available year-round, together with caterpillars, which were only available during the rainy season, and pork. Prices of other domestic meat were significantly higher. This study identified an increase in the market of highly threatened species such as okapi Okapia johnstoni and small diurnal monkeys and the continued presence of protected species, and also highlights the food security role that bushmeat plays for poor urban people who cannot afford alternative sources of protein.

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The bushmeat market in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for conservation and food security

Vliet

Nebesse

Gambalemoke

et al. 2012

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“…If hunters can choose whether or not to kill an individual animal, low value species may be ignored . Protected species and those of little commercial value tend to be eaten at home, given away or traded within the village, and hence never reach urban markets (Juste et al 1995). Determinants of which animals are traded and which retained include the family's need for cash (de Merode et al 2004), the relative prices of bushmeat species and domestic meat (Wilkie & Godoy 2001;Abernethy & Ntsame Effa 2002) and transport costs to town (Ayres et al 1991).…”

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The value of a long-term bushmeat market dataset as an indicator of system dynamics

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SUMMARYData on prices and quantities of wildlife on sale in markets are increasingly being used as indicators of the sustainability of bushmeat hunting, being relatively easy to collect. However, it is not clear how much can actually be inferred from trends in such data. This study analyses changes in price, quantity, method of capture and kill location of bushmeat species entering the Atwemonom bushmeat market in the city of Kumasi (Ghana) over the period 1987−2002, using data collected by an official of the Ghana Wildlife Department. The analysis was confined to the seven most commonly traded species and to the open season only, in order to maximize the reliability of the data. Over the period, there was an increase in real bushmeat prices, in the proportion of animals killed by means other than guns and the trade made up by grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus). A higher proportion of animals originated from distant areas, rather than from villages close to Kumasi. These trends are compatible both with depletion of the bushmeat resource and with an economically rational response by hunters to increasing prices. The analysis highlights both the utility and the limitations of detailed long-term market data as a tool for assessing the sustainability of wildlife hunting. Data on the origin of animals sold in the market and the gear type are necessary but not sufficient for understanding the drivers of changes in price and quantity of species on sale in markets; without complementary detailed local data on hunter behaviour, market data are of little value.

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“…For example, in Central Africa, given the important contribution of urban consumption in the bushmeat trade, urban markets have been widely used to estimate the state of hunted faunal assemblages and infer the sustainability of hunting (Juste et al 1995 should have a better knowledge of the structure of the bushmeat trade, the extend of the catchment areas, the actors involved and the quantities and quality of bushmeat sold, to formulate realistic management recommendations. As suggested by van Vliet et al (2012), market data can provide valuable information to policy makers and managers by raising the alarm when rapid changes are observed, indicating the capacity of particular sources of protein to become substitutes for bushmeat, describing the role of prices in consumer choices and analyzing the effects of policy and management decisions on food security and conservation.…”

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The uncovered volumes of bushmeat commercialized in the Amazonian trifrontier between Colombia, Peru & Brazil

Van Vliet,

Quiceno Mesa,

Cruz-Antia

et al. 2014

Ethnobio Conserv

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The Importance of bushmeat trade in Amazonian towns has been very little studied, either because it is thought to be insignificant or due to the context of illegality. Based on preliminary field work to identify the main stakeholders involved and the existing trade routes, our study aimed at describing the invisible bushmeat trade using a participatory monitoring protocol in Leticia and Puerto Nariño in Colombia, Tabatinga, Benjamin Constant and Atalaia do Norte in Brazil, and Santa Rosa and Caballococha in Peru. The monitoring system included two key levels of the market chain: hunters and market traders. With the support of our research team, the hunters and traders self monitored their activities during 60 days and 20 days respectively during two hydro-climatic periods. Our study shows that the most hunted species are paca, tericaya turtle and currassows while the most commercialized species are paca, tapir, collared peccary and the red brocket deer. We registered a total of 13 tons of bushmeat captured by hunters (from 29 species) and 6.7 tons of bushmeat sold by market sellers (from 19 species). We extrapolated this data to a year and to the total numbers of stakeholders involved in the trade and found that 473 tons of bushmeat are traded per year in market places from the main Tri frontier towns, which taken to the total urban population size of the area, equals to 3.2 kg/hab/year, a number that is comparable to those found in Central African urban settings.

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Market Dynamics of Bushmeat Species in Equatorial Guinea

Cited by 142 publications

References 5 publications

The bushmeat market in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for conservation and food security

The bushmeat market in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for conservation and food security

The value of a long-term bushmeat market dataset as an indicator of system dynamics

The uncovered volumes of bushmeat commercialized in the Amazonian trifrontier between Colombia, Peru & Brazil

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