Incentives and social relationships of hunters and traders in a Liberian bushmeat system
Incentives and social relationships of hunters and traders in a Liberian bushmeat system
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利比里亚丛林肉系统中猎人和贸易商的激励和社会关系
DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.006
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
J. Vickery
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作者：
Sorrel Jones;S. Papworth;Aidan M. Keane;F. S. John;Emmanuel M. Smith;Abraham Flomo;Zuannah Nyamunue;J. Vickery
狩猎为热带地区的许多人提供了生计和粮食安全，但也危及野生动物种群。有效的管理需要了解当地肉类系统的社会和经济动态，但社会因素，如行为者之间的关系往往被忽视。我们提供了第一个详细的描述，在利比里亚的农村狩猎系统，从205猎人和50名商人在戈拉森林采访。我们发现，肉食对当地生计有很大贡献，狩猎和贸易的收入相对于当地替代品（猎人和贸易商的平均收入分别为262美元/月）较高。猎人捕获的大部分鱼被卖给贸易商（占收获生物量的85%），随后被运往城市市场（占所有收获生物量的65%）。当地消费占总收成的27%。肉类被没收带来的财务风险主要由贸易商承担，其中许多是妇女，60%的人认为这是减少贸易的动机。相比之下，减少狩猎的最常见动机是农业等替代活动所需的时间。这种差异意味着生计支助举措和执法工具可能在不同群体中发挥不同的作用。猎人和商人之间的关系很复杂，涉及各种信贷安排。人际信任发挥了重要作用，12%的贸易商认为对猎人的不信任是从肉类贸易中获利的主要障碍。我们的研究结果为设计保护策略提供了背景，并表明潜在的社会过程值得在肉类研究中更加关注。
Hunting provides livelihoods and food security for a large number of people across the tropics but endangers wildlife populations. Effective management requires understanding both social and economic dynamics of local bushmeat systems, yet social elements such as relationships between actors are often overlooked. We provide the first detailed description of a rural hunting system in Liberia, from interviews with 205 hunters and 50 traders in the Gola Forest. We found bushmeat contributed substantially to local livelihoods and earnings from hunting and trading were high relative to local alternatives (median USUS262/month, hunters and traders respectively). Most of hunters' catch was sold to traders (85% of harvested biomass) and subsequently transported to urban markets (65% of all harvested biomass). Local consumption accounted for 27% of total harvest. Financial risks from meat confiscation were primarily born by traders, many of whom were women, and 60% perceived this as a motivation to reduce trading. By contrast, the most commonly stated motivation to reduce hunting was the time demanded by alternative activities such as farming. This discrepancy implies that livelihood support initiatives and law enforcement tools may play distinct roles across groups. Relationships between hunters and traders were complex and involved a variety of credit arrangements. Interpersonal trust played an important role, with mistrust of hunters being cited by 12% of traders as the principle barrier for profiting from bushmeat trade. Our findings provide context for designing conservation strategies and suggest that underlying social processes deserve closer attention in bushmeat research.
影响因子：
6.6
作者：
Nyumba, Tobias O.;Wilson, Kerrie;Mukherjee, Nibedita
通讯作者：
Mukherjee, Nibedita
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
Kuempel, N. F.;Rowcliffe, J. M.;Milner-Gulland, E. J.
通讯作者：
Milner-Gulland, E. J.
综合西非和中非森林猎物研究成果：一个新的区域数据库
影响因子：
5.9
作者：
Taylor G
通讯作者：
Taylor G