Bushmeat & hunting

Consumption across the Congo Basin may exceed 1 million metric tonnes per year

In some areas, particularly Central and Western Africa the bushmeat trade has had a significant impact on biodiversity and is endangering many forest-dwelling mammals. Unsustainable hunting, both commercial and subsistence, remains a major threat to the survival of many birds and mammals...

Source: Consumption across the Congo Basin may exceed 1 million metric tonnes per year
Author: WWF

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