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(Published in Human Ecology)Statements regarding the taste preferences of bushmeat consumers are common in many publications and discussions regarding the bushmeat trade in Central Africa. This paper presents results from five two-choice taste tests conducted in Gabon. The paper is available online (for purchase) or from David Wilkie, the corresponding author.
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(Ape Alliance & WSPA Report)The Ape Alliance, funded by WSPA, has recently completed a review of bushmeat related activities worldwide. The final report (5MB) is now on-line. This pdf file does not include the detailed appendices, but these are available on the Ape Alliance site, www.4apes.com/bushmeat. BCTF is acknowledged in the paper for its assistance in ...
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Research by intern Lynsey White, and meetings in June and July with FAO, Peace Corps, Heifer International and others, are helping BCTF craft solutions and identify opportunities for reconciling conservation and development goals and activities. Prominent foundations are taking a closer look at the connections between poverty and conservation as well.
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Establishing protected areas and promoting better wildlife management in and around them is a key part of addressing the bushmeat crisis. The 2003 IUCN 5th World Congress on Protected Areas, or World Parks Congress (WPC), taking place in Durban, South Africa from 8-17 September, will spotlight the urgent need for new protected areas (PAs) as well as better management of existing ones. 2,500 ...
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by Dr. Janette Wallis, BCTF Steering Committee(Content in text boxes adapted from information provided by John Fa and Lise Albrechtsen, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust)In the fall of 2003, I had the unique opportunity to live and work on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (E.G.), Africa, as part of Arcadia ...
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Washington Post Researchers have successfully tested several Ebola vaccines in monkeys and are now working to create the first human vaccine for one of the world's deadliest diseases.The team of American and Canadian scientists used several different recombinant DNA techniques to trigger a cell-mediated response and produce Ebola vaccines that are effective in monkeys. One of these ...
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The European Commission has launched a Report and an Internet site aimed at providing information for the protection of biodiversity in Africa.In a communiqué released in Brussels, the European Executive said the website would be based on the latest breakthroughs in satellite technologies designed to slow down the decline ...
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With just 300 individuals left in the wild, Cross River gorillas have found new conservation support from the governments of Cameroon and Nigeria, the only two countries where these great apes live.Representatives from the two nations agreed last week to improve trans-boundary cooperation to protect the critically endangered species, as well as other endangered wildlife.The ...
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The Forests of the Congo Basin: A Preliminary Assessment/ Les Forets du Bassin du Congo: Evaluation Preliminaire" (2005) and Forests of the Congo Basin: State of the Forest (2006) are available in English and French. These reports provides a natural history of the Congo Basin, along with current threats to wildlife and forests, and opportunities to conserve and sustainably manage ...
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(ATIBT Report)Within the context of the Central African World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI), the Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT) has developed several manuals for forest management regarding social and wildlife aspects of practical forest management plans for tropical forests in Africa. The authors surveyed innovative projects inside and ...
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by Andrew Tobiason, BCTFFor more than 20 years, international conservation groups have worked with counterparts in local communities and governments to save wildlife in Central Africa. Poverty, corruption, AIDS and war plague the region, and arguments for protecting wild animals and places are usually secondary to hunger relief and economic development. Meanwhile, ...
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The Bushmeat Information Management and Analysis Project (Bushmeat IMAP) is an initiative developed by BCTF to create a central repository of information on the causes and solutions of bushmeat hunting, consumption and trade in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on Central Africa and protected areas. BCTF and the Global Forest Watch (GFW) program of World Resources Institute (WRI) ...
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by Reg Hoyt, Senior Vice President, Conservation & Science, Philadelphia ZooSince 1992 the Philadelphia Zoo has worked in Liberia, West Africa to promote conservation action for its rainforests and unique wildlife. Zoo conservation efforts began during Liberia’s civil war and focused on maintaining a core group of Liberian conservationists, but today much ...
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Scientists, who thought they were fighting a losing battle to protect the gorillas of central Africa, report a rare piece of good news. They have taken a new census of western lowland gorillas in the Republic of Congo, and say they found more than 125,000 -- nearly double what they thought were still living in the Congo and seven surrounding countries.
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Common partners in BCTF and other Congo Basin processes recommend that BCTF be designated as a focal point for managing wildlife and bushmeat information and long-term monitoring. MORE...
