Rural Livelihoods Vulnerabilities and Commercial Bushmeat Hunting Challenges in Cross River National Park, Nigeria

Enuoh, Oliver O. O.; Bisong, Francis E.

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“…Smoothing consumption during shocks. Rural families have long used wildlife and fish as insurance to smooth consumption and pay for unplanned events during and after ecological, economic, political and health shocks, thus reducing the risk that they will spiral down into poverty (Paumgarten, 2005;Nielsen, Pouliot & Bakkegaard, 2012;Enuoh & Bisong, 2014;FAO, 2015). Loss of crops and livestock from drought and other climatic shocks risks impoverishing millions of families is a huge drag on economic growth and often forces families to mine rather than steward natural resources (FAO, 2016).…”

Section: Rural Families Living With Wildlifementioning

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Eating and conserving bushmeat in Africa

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In Africa, overhunting of tropical wildlife for food remains an intractable issue. Donors and governments remain committed to invest in efforts to both conserve and allow the sustainable use of wildlife. Four principal barriers need to be overcome: (i) communities are not motivated to conserve wildlife long-term because they have no formal rights to benefit from wildlife, or to exclude others from taking it on their land; (ii) multispecies harvests, typical of bushmeat hunting scenarios, place large-bodied species at risk of extinction; (iii) wildlife production cannot expand, in the same way that livestock farming can, to meet the expected growth in consumer demand; and (iv) wildlife habitat is lost through conversion to agriculture, housing, transportation networks and extractive industries. In this review, we examine the actors involved in the use of wildlife as food and discuss the possible solutions required to address urban and rural bushmeat consumption. Interventions must tackle use and conservation of wildlife through the application of context-relevant interventions in a variety of geographies across Africa. That said, for any bushmeat solution to work, there needs to be concurrent and comparable investment in strengthening the effectiveness of protected area management and enforcement of wildlife conservation laws.

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Section: Rural Families Living With Wildlifementioning

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“…Rising international bush meat trade has been a concern among conservationists but newer alarms are now being raised on how urban demand is fuelling local trade in Nigeria due to the desire for alternative sources of protein in cities (Wild Aid 2021) with implications for current conservation efforts in the country. 9,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] The study confirms Bush meat as a continued alternative source of protein for urban dwellers in Ikorodu and highlights its local importance beyond cultural habits to personal preference and taste. Findings indicate the popularity of grasscutter as the most preferred wild meat for consumption outside domestic meat.…”

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Wildmeat, a traditional source of protein for local rural homes in Africa has gained increased notoriety in respect to its implications for health when consumed by Man. consumption has in recent times become a source of concern for the global community particularly. As, a food resource often traded to urbanites, who can pay higher prices as a supplement to meals. Inspite of the extant studies on this activity, its urban dimensions remain poorly understood particularly in Nigeria. The paper assessed the local insights into why Ikorudu urbanites in Lagos, Nigeria continue to consume wild meat and their awareness of the implications of its consumption on their health. It was found using a questionnaire survey that more than 70% of residents had a low awareness of the negative implications of wildmeat consumption on their health. Furthermore, 45% of residents' view wildmeat as healthier meat carrying less germs contrary to recent findings on its parasitic content. Results indicate that taste and cultural preferences are key reasons for sustained consumption (71%), and Grasscutter (Thryonomys swiderianus) continues to be the favoured edible wildmeat. This signals a pertinent need for increased local awareness of the zoonotic potentials of such meat through advocacy and educational campaigns. Continued blithe perspectives to Wildmeat issues may engender future disease outbreaks and eventually negatively impact on the ecological wellbeing of both Man and Bush animals.

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An urban survey of dwellers, knowledge and disposition of bush meat and conservation in Ikorodu Metropolis, Lagos State, Nigeria

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Wildmeat, a traditional source of protein for local rural homes in Africa has gained increased notoriety in respect to its implications for health when consumed by Man. consumption has in recent times become a source of concern for the global community particularly. As, a food resource often traded to urbanites, who can pay higher prices as a supplement to meals. Inspite of the extant studies on this activity, its urban dimensions remain poorly understood particularly in Nigeria. The paper assessed the local insights into why Ikorudu urbanites in Lagos, Nigeria continue to consume wild meat and their awareness of the implications of its consumption on their health. It was found using a questionnaire survey that more than 70% of residents had a low awareness of the negative implications of wildmeat consumption on their health. Furthermore, 45% of residents’ view wildmeat as healthier meat carrying less germs contrary to recent findings on its parasitic content. Results indicate that taste and cultural preferences are key reasons for sustained consumption (71%), and Grasscutter (Thryonomys swiderianus) continues to be the favoured edible wildmeat. This signals a pertinent need for increased local awareness of the zoonotic potentials of such meat through advocacy and educational campaigns. Continued blithe perspectives to Wildmeat issues may engender future disease outbreaks and eventually negatively impact on the ecological wellbeing of both Man and Bush animals.

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Rural Livelihoods Vulnerabilities and Commercial Bushmeat Hunting Challenges in Cross River National Park, Nigeria

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