A study of the bushmeat trade in Ouesso, Republic of Congo

Conservation and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-184

  Hennessey, A Bennett ^a   Rogers, Jessica ^b  

^a Asociación Armonía BirdLife International   (Bolivia)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; Central Africa; Congo; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955811060     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.49211     Document Type: Article

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