Sustainable use of wildlife resources: The bushmeat crisis
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It is assumed that the harvesting of bushmeat for subsistence consumption (only surplus are sold at rural markets to procure those items that could not be produced) using crude weapon supports sustainability. The same goes for the social role of bushmeat hunting in integrating young men into traditional societies. Ultimately, some taboos and cultural practices also favour sustainability. Conversely, it is assumed that increasing urbanisation, growing preferences, growing road construction, fores t fragmentation associated with selective logging, improvement in hunting technology reduce sustainability. West and Central Africa are the hardest hit of this growing phenomenon that is considered a “crisis”. However, the basis of this assumption is not quite clear. Given this mix, conservationists are faced with the problem of identifying the level of harvest that would ensure the ecological balance, meet the food security, nutritional, health, and economic and cultural needs of the people an d still be considered sustainable.