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Hunger for bushmeat unsustainable: report  -  Sep 26, 2008
The Southern Times,But the authors stress that banning bushmeat hunting and trade is not the solution. specific policies to monitor and protect endangered species while

Bushmeat trade "most significant" threat to Africa's wildlife says ...  -  Sep 24, 2008
Mongabay.comMaverick conservationist, Richard Leakey, writes that "commercial bushmeat hunting has become the most significant immediate threat to the future of

New Rules Advised for Hunting Gorillas, 'Bushmeat'  -  Sep 16, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,By LiveScience Staff, LiveScience Bushmeat, or wild-animal game, has long been a food source for people who live in African forests and hunt apes,

Food or slaughter? Bushmeat fuels wildlife debate  -  Sep 16, 2008
Reuters South Africa,Some campaigners want a total ban on bushmeat or at least on its commercial trade. This would allow local people to hunt only fast-breeding, non-endangered

Richard Leakey speaks about Bushmeat - The most significant ...  -  Sep 23, 2008
Wildlife Extra,Legalizing bushmeat hunting will not solve the food crisis. I am incredulous that the Centre of International Forestry Research (CIFOR) would suggest that

Bushmeat Ban Not the Answer  -  Sep 16, 2008
Discovery Channel16, 2008 -- The hunting of wild animals poses a threat to species' survival in many parts of the world, but an all-out ban on bushmeat hunting is not the

Africa's bushmeat trade increasing  -  Sep 20, 2008
United Press International20 (UPI) -- Increased bushmeat trade in central Africa's tropical forests poses a serious threat to the food supply for the region's poor inhabitants,

Possible Repercussions of Banning Bushmeat  -  Sep 18, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe report from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), based in Bogor, Indonesia, suggests instead that the bushmeat trade should be

Legalise hunting of endangered species, says report  -  Sep 17, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),A controversial plan put forward this week argues that to save species from extinction, the hunting of endangered animals for bushmeat should not be banned.

Bristol Zoo Gardens Adopts Orphaned Lowland Gorilla  -  Sep 19, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,Dr Bryan Carroll, deputy director at Bristol Zoo Gardens, is chairman of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Bushmeat Working Group which organised

Bushmeat ban would have dire effects  -  Sep 17, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),Blanket bans on hunting bushmeat in Africa are "bound to fail" and could be harmful to wildlife conservation efforts, a new report says.

First photos of African 'unicorn' captured  -  Sep 10, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Dr Noelle Kumpel, ZSL's Bushmeat and Forests Conservation Programme Manager, was relieved to see the species has survived despite a decade of civil conflict

Gorilla family shown on webcam  -  Sep 5, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...forests are being exploited for timber. Opening up routes into the forest provides easier access for hunters who kill gorillas for bushmeat and trophies.

Bristol Zoo Gardens Installs Gorilla Webcam  -  Sep 8, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,...being exploited for their timber, which opens up routes into the forest providing easier access to hunters who kill gorillas for bushmeat and trophies.

DNA database of offenders could help solve crimes, says former US ...  -  Sep 21, 2008
Irish Times,...probably while a hunter was butchering an infected chimp for bushmeat, explained bioinformatics expert Prof Paul Sharp from the University of Edinburgh.

Daddy Fresh, Azadus, Sound Sultan celebrate with Tu Face  -  Sep 22, 2008
Modern Ghana,After his light meal, the celebrant took to the dance floor where he was later joined, to the awe of the crowd, by Azadus and 'the bushmeat might catch the

The new women wildlife presenters  -  Sep 13, 2008
Times Online,...oil (which means destroying orang-utan habitats) or tropical hardwoods (as logging opens up ape habitats to bushmeat-hunters), retailers will respond.

British team capture first pictures of Africa's 'unicorn'  -  Sep 11, 2008
AFPDr Noelle Kumpel, ZSL's Bushmeat and Forests Conservation Programme Manager, said: "To have captured the first-ever photographs of such a charismatic

Gorillas better off in S. Africa zoo, says envoy  -  Sep 8, 2008
Malaysia Star,...denouncing poaching of the apes in the African continent which is closely linked to bushmeat trade and threatens an important component of biodiversity.

Nigeria, Cameroon Cooperate to Save Most Endangered Ape  -  Sep 5, 2008
Environment News ServiceThe participants agreed to reduce the bushmeat trade and illegal logging, strengthen field monitoring, increase community involvement and conservation

War and poaching threaten Congo’s gorillas  -  Aug 31, 2008
Taipei Times,A growing demand for bushmeat and other illegal products has led to massive and sustained attacks on the park’s wildlife. The hippo population of Lake

Two African nations team up to protect world's rarest ape  -  Sep 9, 2008
Plenty Magazine,Participating in the agreement were representatives of state parks from each country, who will now work to "reduce the bushmeat trade and illegal logging,

Our actions have consequences  -  Sep 8, 2008
Jackson Sun,Now, increased cutting of trees for lumber and the increasing popularity of "bushmeat" on restaurant menus have led to a reduction of the ape population by

Official Comment Count: 1003046  -  Sep 18, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe report from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), based in Bogor, Indonesia, suggests instead that the bushmeat trade should be

Attacked by flies but what kind?  -  Aug 28, 2008
The Connexion,HIV arose from a mutation of a simian immune difficiency virus coming from African monkeys that were eaten as bushmeat. If there is going to be a bird flu

Cameroon and Nigeria team up to protect endangered gorilla  -  Sep 5, 2008
Grist Magazine,Gorilla gorilla diehli is threatened by illegal logging, agricultural conversion of its habitat, and poaching for the bushmeat trade.

英国科学家首次在野外æ‹?到é?žæ´²â€œç‹¬è§’å…½â€?  -  Sep 11, 2008
新�网,...伦敦动物学会布什米特与森林�护项目(Bushmeat

Gefährdete Tiere im Topf  -  Sep 16, 2008
sueddeutsche.de,Sie wollen den Handel mit dem so genannten Bushmeat ganz unterbinden, damit sich die Bestände erholen können. Die Verfasser des jüngsten Forschungsberichts

Za każdy kilometr cztery zÅ‚ote  -  Sep 14, 2008
Perspektywy,...„bushmeat� i wylądować na czyimś talerzu. Fundusze zebrane wczoraj pozwolą WWF na stworzenie patroli monitorujących te okolice. Jak zawsze było super,

La prohibición absoluta del comercio de carne de caza en Ã?frica ...  -  Sep 16, 2008
AgroInformación (Comunicado de prensa),El informe titulado: “Conservation and Use of Wildlife-Based Resources: The Bushmeat Crisis� (Conservación y utilización sostenible de recursos provenientes

Spaceruj i pomagaj - Ecco Walkathon w Warszawie  -  Sep 11, 2008
Wiadomosci 24,Cel: Walka z tzw. bushmeat'em, czyli zabijaniem rzadkich gatunków zwierząt dla ich mięsa. Wspomagając WWF przyczynimy się do powstania systemu monitorowania

7 wegen naar de apocalyps - 3 ziektes  -  Sep 19, 2008
Sargasso,Behoren de dierlijke dragers tot het zogenaamde bushmeat, dan is het gevaar misschien niet zo groot. Want die zijn we toch al aardig aan het uitroeien.

7 wegen naar de apocalyps - 1 de broeikas  -  Sep 5, 2008
Sargasso,De initiële overlevers van de mensheid zullen eerst al het resterende vee opvreten, daarna het bushmeat en het zeeleven en tenslotte elkaar.

英國科學家首次在野外æ‹?到é?žæ´²â€œç?¨è§’ç?¸â€?  -  Sep 11, 2008
新�網,...倫敦動物學會布什米特與森林�護項目(Bushmeat

Gorilla population may be twice what was thought  -  14 Aug 2008
Chico News & Review,...habitat loss (mostly burning and clearing tropical forests), hunting for bushmeat and traditional medicine, illegal wildlife trade and global warming.

'Bushmeat reaching crisis levels-Study  -  Jul 17, 2008
Africa Science News Service,A new study suggests global societies should be equally concerned that the so-called “bushmeat crisis� is also a food security crisis for many

No more monkey business  -  Aug 12, 2008
Mail & Guardian Online,In some regions the thriving bushmeat trade means the animals are being "eaten to extinction". The 2007 IUCN Red List has 39% of primate species and

Chimps Aren’t Chumps  -  Jul 20, 2008
New York Times,...have dropped to about 20 percent of what they were a century ago, as their habitat in equatorial Africa is deforested and they are hunted as bushmeat.

TV chef Emeril helps Dalton family with supper  -  Jul 22, 2008
Daily Citizen,Bailey is the assistant director of the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (www.bushmeat.org) based in Washington, DC The organization is tackling the problem in

Nearly half of all the world's primates at risk of extinction  -  Aug 4, 2008
guardian.co.uk,In some regions, the thriving bushmeat trade means the animals are being "eaten to extinction". The 2007 IUCN "red list" has 39% of primate species and

We must help gorilla species survive  -  Aug 7, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerMost wildlife conservation groups say poaching (killing the gorillas for bushmeat) and the spread of the Ebola virus are responsible for killing off most of

Huge boost for lowland gorillas  -  Aug 6, 2008
BBC News,The two principal threats to gorillas come from hunting for bushmeat and the spread of the Ebola virus, which is lethal to gorillas as well as humans.

New team to protect Congo gorillas  -  Aug 8, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,...park's natural resources – including charcoal, bushmeat and other illegal products - has led to massive and sustained attacks on the park's wildlife.

Gorillas hand-reared in Kent returned to wild  -  Jul 27, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...will be extinct by 2020 if their numbers continue to decline at the current rate, mainly due to deforestation, the ebola virus and the bushmeat trade.

"It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period"  -  Aug 8, 2008
ScienceBlogsEvidence suggests that duikers are being harvested at unsustainable rates for the bushmeat trade, and most species are now regarded as being as risk.

Dammed if You Don't  -  Aug 7, 2008
The Dominion,Bushmeat remains a regular part of his diet and during spring goose season he spends a few weeks in a cabin on his family trapline.

Chimpanzee Dies at Rolling Hills Zoo  -  Aug 4, 2008
KSAL,...an endangered species with fewer than 150000 remaining in the wild. The main threats to their survival are habitat loss and hunting for the bushmeat trade.

Undernews For August 6, 2008  -  Aug 6, 2008
Scoop.co.nz,In some regions, the thriving bushmeat trade means the animals are being "eaten to extinction". . . . The two biggest threats faced by primates are habitat

Where did Aids really come from?  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Zimbabwe Times,The prevailing theory is that a hunter or bushmeat seller became infected after being exposed to chimp blood when capturing or butchering the animal.

Mission to Conserve African Wildlife Reaches New Milestone  -  Jul 22, 2008
Newswise (press release)Bioko Island’s wildlife remains under serious threat from poachers supplying the commercial bushmeat market. Last fall Equatorial Guinea acted to ban the

Gorilla discovery boosts survival hopes  -  Aug 5, 2008
CNNIn recent years, their habitat in the rainforests of equatorial Africa has diminished because of commercial logging, commercial bushmeat hunting and the

Kleinere aap bedreigd door jacht  -  Aug 5, 2008
Algemeen Dagblad,De consumptie van 'bushmeat', letterlijk vlees uit het oerwoud, is ook gevaarlijk. Wilde dieren kunnen ebola, het aidsvirus en mond-en klauwzeer

Gabon : La chasse pour l’alimentation est une menace pour la ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
InfosPlus Gabon,Conservation and Use of Wildlife-Based Resources : The Bushmeat Crisis », publié par le Secrétariat de la Convention sur la Diversité Biologique et le CIFOR

Afrika prekvapila desaÅ¥tisícami vzácnych goríl  -  Aug 5, 2008
HNonline.sk,Tento nový fenomén, nazývaný bushmeat, Ä?iže mäso z buÅ¡a, je obrovským problémom najmä v Afrike. Napríklad v Kongu, kde sa pred piatimi rokmi skonÄ?il

Helft apensoorten bedreigd  -  Aug 6, 2008
Wereldomroep,Winkels verkopen de apen als huisdier en op de markt is apenvlees voor consumptie te koop als bushmeat. Op het Wereld Primaten Congres was overigens ook

Klein grut op de rand van de afgrond  -  Aug 8, 2008
Volkskrant,Vooral de consumptie van zogeheten bushmeat, wild apenvlees, meer en meer een luxe-artikel dat soms ooksoms zelfs naar het Westen wordt geëxporteerd,

FMO: Übler Geruch im Gepäck – Zoll findet tote Affen und Antilopen  -  Aug 8, 2008
Ahlener Zeitung,In manchen Kulturkreisen ist das so genannte Bushmeat – Wildfleisch von Tieren, die im Urwald oder in den Savannen gejagt werden – sehr beliebt.

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