The threat to primates and other mammals from the bushmeat trade in Africa, and how this threat could be diminished

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Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-246

  Bowen Jones, Evan ^a   Pendry, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; Central Africa; Hunting; Primates; Sustainability; Threats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HUNTING; MAMMAL; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; PRIMATE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033165861     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.1999.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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