Hunting and trapping in Lebialem Division, Cameroon: bushmeat harvesting practices and human reliance.
Hunting and trapping in Lebialem Division, Cameroon: bushmeat harvesting practices and human reliance.
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喀麦隆 Lebialem 区的狩猎和诱捕：丛林肉收获做法和人类依赖。
DOI：
10.3354/esr00244
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Nancy E. C. Priston
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作者：
Juliet H. Wright;Nancy E. C. Priston
在非洲西部和中部，狩猎丛林肉已演变成一种大规模的商业活动。灵长类动物特别容易受到过度开发的影响，往往不会出现在狩猎严重的地区。为了降低其下降速度，必须了解人类对肉类的使用和依赖，以便制定适合当地的缓解战略。我们通过揭示人们狩猎的原因、使用的技术、收获的组成、物种偏好以及人类经济和营养依赖的性质，来解决狩猎的社会层面。2007年5月和6月在喀麦隆西南地区Lebialem省收集了数据。90个半结构化的访谈与猎人和陷阱一起进行了参与性评估会议在6个农村社区。收获瘦肉的主要原因是创收。猎枪是首选武器，74%的受访者能够猎杀灵长类动物。据报道，哺乳动物的数量减少了88%，促使猎人长途跋涉到Lebialem以外的保护区。64%的人出售的肉类比他们消费的多，由于物种组成，猎人出售的比例比捕猎者更大。鱼是日常食用的动物蛋白质的主要来源。狩猎和诱捕主要是次要的创收活动，但劳动力投入的灵活性和回报率使其成为重要的生计组成部分。为了减少对捕捞鹿肉和物种数量的经济依赖，应优先发展经济替代品和保护教育计划。
Bushmeat hunting has evolved into a large-scale commercial activity in western and central Africa. Primates are particularly vulnerable to over-exploitation and tend to be absent from heavily hunted areas. To reduce their rate of decline, human use of, and reliance on, bushmeat must be understood so that locally appropriate mitigation strategies can be developed. We address the social dimension of bushmeat hunting by revealing why people hunt, the techniques used, harvest composition, species preferences and the nature of human economic and nutritional reliance. Data were collected during May and June 2007 in Lebialem Division, Southwest Region, Cameroon. Ninety semi-structured interviews with hunters and trappers were conducted alongside participatory appraisal sessions in 6 rural communities. The main reason for harvesting bushmeat was income generation. Shotguns were the weapon of choice, enabling 74% of interviewees to hunt primates. A decrease in mammalian abundance was reported by 88%, motivating hunters to trek to pro- tected areas outside of Lebialem. 64% sold more bushmeat than they consumed, with hunters selling a greater proportion than trappers, due to species composition. Fish was the principle source of animal protein consumed on a regular basis. Hunting and trapping were mainly secondary income- generating activities, but the flexibility of labour inputs and rates of return make them important livelihood components. To reduce financial reliance on bushmeat harvesting and the volume of species extracted, the development of economic alternatives and conservation education pro- grammes should be given priority.