Bushmeat - Digital Library

The Digital Library contains the BCTF "Research Archive" and "Projects Database", which have been under development since 2000. It includes almost 2,000 references from peer-reviewed journals, reports ('gray literature'), projects and media related to the bushmeat issue. Many references include links to full text online.

The Library can be searched with names and keywords, or you can browse for reports. Search results can be exported into Excel. To open the full record for an individual report, click on the author's name.

You also can browse the bushmeat and wildlife trade project by location. Use the World Project Database to visualize the project locations on a world map.

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Kenya: Masai Mara reserve under threat anon anon. (2008, Jauary 28). Kenya: Masai Mara reserve under threat: One of the world's most extraordinary wildlife reserves, Kenya's Masai Mara, recently voted the 7th Wonder of the World, is under severe threat from widespread poaching following the collapse of tourism in Kenya's post-election crisis. Wildlifedirect [online]. Avaliable. http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/15214 [2009, February 8]
Govt to issue fresh guidelines to tourists anon anon. (2008, January 28). Govt to issue fresh guidelines to tourists. The Economic Times, India Times [online]. Available. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Govt_to_issue_fresh_guidelines_to_tourists/rssarticleshow/2735216.cms [2009, February 8]
Rhino poaching declines anon anon (2008, Janyary 25). Rhino poaching declines. Kantipuronline [online]. Avaliable. http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=135386 [2009, February 8]
Tigers: a vanishing act anon anon (2008, February 5). Tigers: a vanishing act. CNN [online]. Aailable. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.tigers/#cnnSTCText [2009, February 9]
Q&A: Gorilla protection diary anon anon (2008, February 70. Q&A: Gorilla protection diary: The Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park and the surrounding Virunga volcanoes region are home to more than half of the world's population of mountain gorillas. BBC [online]. Available. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7232687.stm [2009, February 9]
Protecting wildlife anon anon. (2008, February 8). Protecting wildlife. Dayily News.lk [online]. Available. http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/02/08/main_Editorial.asp [2009, February 9]
African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching anon anon. (2008, February 6). African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching. Environment News Service. [online]. Available. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2008/2008-02-06-04.asp [2009, February 9]
Rhino poaching soars high in Kaziranga National Park anon anon. (2008, February 6). Rhino poaching soars high in Kaziranga National Park. New Strack India [online]. Available. http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2298 [2009, February 9]
10 things you didn't know about HMRC Detection Dogs anon anon. (2008, February 4). 10 things you didn't know about HMRC Detection Dogs. PRNewswire [online]. Available. http://media.netpr.pl/notatka_92933.html [2009, February 9]
Eight SAARC nations join to fight illegal wildlife trade anon anon. (2008, ebruary 17). Eight SAARC nations join to fight illegal wildlife trade. Indo-Asian News Service [online]. Available. http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1247689 [2009, February 9]
Launch Of Guidebook To Curb Illegal Trading Of Turtles anon. anon. (2008, February 1). Launch Of Guidebook To Curb Illegal Trading Of Turtles. Bernama. [online]. Available. http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_world.php?id=311731 [2009, February 7]
Botswana auctions 44 tonnes of ivory Anon. AFP Anon. (2008, October 31). Botswana auctions 44 tonnes of ivory. AFP[online]. Available http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5isgP3PFfUPqVZ4C0z5x7YjAw0e_w [2009, March 16]
Fourteen elephants killed in eastern DR Congo: activists Anon. AFP Anon. (2008, May 1). Fourteen elephants killed in eastern DR Congo: activists. AFP[online]. Available http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jhLstvmAp3mK8dl7L0MDlZOkKiCA [2009, March 20]
Primatologist Goodall: China plundering Africa resources Anon. AFP Anon. (2009, March 10). Primatologist Goodall: China plundering Africa resources. AFP [online]. Available http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jidq80TTe_Lq5C8H00KUjCPoLTgA [2009, March 27]
Bahrain pounces on trade in wild animals Anon. AFP (2009, April 25). Bahrain pounces on trade in wild animals. AFP [online]. Available http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDmClMBHHekfl85x31ooHFoHaYGA [2009, April 28]
Dire outcome for forests as monkeys fall to hunter's bullet Anon. DPA Anon. (2008, May 21). Dire outcome for forests as monkeys fall to hunter's bullet. Earth Times [online]. Available http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/206910,dire-outcome-for-forests-as-monkeys-fall-to-hunters-bullet.html [2009, April 21]
Wild Freshwater Turtles Under Siege Anon. ENS Anon. (2009,March 11). Wild Freshwater Turtles Under Siege. Environment News Service [online]. Avaolable http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2009/2009-03-11-093.asp [2009, March 27]
eBay Asked to Stop Auctions of Guided Trophy Hunts Anon. Environmental News Service Anon. (2009, February 13). eBay Asked to Stop Auctions of Guided Trophy Hunts. Environment News Service [online]. Available. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2009/2009-02-12-02.asp [2009, February 20]
Poachers Kill Five Elephants in Kenya's Most Critical Elephant Habitat Anon. International Fund for Animal Welfare Anon. (2009, February 24). Poachers Kill Five Elephants in Kenya's Most Critical Elephant Habitat. International Fund for Animal Welfare [online]. Available. http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-24-2009/0004977519&EDATE= [2009, March 11]
Kenya cracks down on poachers Anon. Legalbrief Environmental Anon. (2007, July 17). Kenya cracks down on poachers. Legalbrief Environmental [online] 19. Available http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20070717083247268 [2009, March 25]
Illegal pet trade threatens Malagasy tortoises anon. Reuters anon. (2008, February 12). Illegal pet trade threatens Malagasy tortoises. Reuters [online]. Available. http://wildlife.newswatch.in/news/1196 [2009, February 9]
Vietnam Orders Measures on Private Tiger Breeding Anon. Reuters Anon. (2007, March 14). Vietnam Orders Measures on Private Tiger Breeding. Reuters [online]. Available http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/40839/story.htm [2009, March 13]
Wildlife Groups Urge China to Keep Tiger Trade Ban Anon. Reuters Anon. (2007, March 13). Wildlife Groups Urge China to Keep Tiger Trade Ban. Reuters [online]. Available http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/40816/story.htm [2009, March 13]
Sharks Face Increased Threat Due to Fin Soup - Report Anon. Reuters Anon. (2007, July 19). Sharks Face Increased Threat Due to Fin Soup - Report. Planet Earth [online]. Available http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/43159/story.htm [2009, March 25]
Border Patrol Guard Admits to Animal Trafficking Anon. Reuters Anon. (2009, April 15). Border Patrol Guard Admits to Animal Trafficking. The New York Times [online]. Available http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/15brfs-BORDERPATROL_BRF.html?scp=1&sq=tanzanian%20tortoise&st=cse [2009, April 21]
Border Patrol Guard Admits to Animal Trafficking Anon. Reuters Anon. (2009, April 15). Border Patrol Guard Admits to Animal Trafficking . the New York Times [online]. Available http://getinvolved.conservation.org/site/R?i=BnDw4vQ8TWrgDMQTebn5Hg.. [2009, April 28]
Zimbabwe: Committee on Rhino Protection Set Up Anon. the government of Zimbabwe Anon. (2008, April 9). Zimbabwe: Committee on Rhino Protection Set Up. All Africa [online]. Available http://allafrica.com/stories/200804090130.html [2009, March 23]
Sharing the Forest in Uganda Anon. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Anon. (2008, October 8). Sharing the Forest in Uganda: Improving People
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Protected Sea Turtles anon. U.S. Department of Justice anon. (2008, January 3). Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Protected Sea Turtles. The Earth Times [online]. Avaliable. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,249694.shtml [2009, February 10]
Ground Breaking Report Underlines Vital Role of Ecosystems and Natural Resources in Supporting Livelihoods and Reducing Poverty Anon. UNEP Anon. (2007, July 14). Ground Breaking Report Underlines Vital Role of Ecosystems and Natural Resources in Supporting Livelihoods and Reducing Poverty. YubaNet [online]. Available http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_61214.shtml [2009, March 25]
World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary Anon. WCS Anon. (2008, April 22). World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary. Science Daily [online]. Available http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080419020546.htm [2009, March 22]
Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say anon. Wildlife Conservation Society anon. (2008, February 11). Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say: Madagascar's turtles and tortoises, which rank among the most endangered reptiles on earth, will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction unless major conservation measure are enacted, according to a recent assessment by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups. ScienceDaily [online]. Available. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080207124624.htm [2009, February 9]
Wildlife Conservation Society helps Cameroon create new national park Anon. Wildlife Conservation Society Anon. (2009, February 19). Wildlife Conservation Society helps Cameroon create new national park. Wildlife Conservation Society (online). Avaliable. http://www.huliq.com/11/77613/wildlife-conservation-society-helps-cameroon-create-new-national-park (2009, March 12)
25 Gibraltar monkeys to be culled after causing havoc with tourists Anon. Associated Press (2008, April 17). 25 Gibraltar monkeys to be culled after causing havoc with tourists. International Herald Tribune [online]. Available http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/17/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Gibraltar-Monkey-Cull.php [2009, March 22]
Fears over Congo elephant killing Anon. BBC Anon. (2008, May 2). Fears over Congo elephant killing. BBC [online]. Available http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7379775.stm [2009, March 19]
For Magic and Medicine, Sumatran Tigers Are Traded to Extinction anon. Environment News Service anon. (2008, February 13). For Magic and Medicine, Sumatran Tigers Are Traded to Extinction. Environment News Service [online]. Avaliable. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2008/2008-02-13-01.asp [2009, February, 9]
Wildlife groups urge China to keep tiger trade ban Anon. Reuters Anon. (2007, March 13). Wildlife groups urge China to keep tiger trade ban. Reuters [online]. Available http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12459152.htm [2009, March 13]
Web Tool Puts Wildlife Disease News on the Map Anon. USGS (2008, May 2). Web Tool Puts Wildlife Disease News on the Map. USGS [online]. Available http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1928 [2009, March 18]
Call for protection of rhinos at Kaziranga anon. anon. (2008, January 24). Call for protection of rhinos at Kaziranga. The Assam Tribune (online). Available. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan2508/at08 [2009, February 6]
Customs officers seize hundreds of headless rats destined for London restaurants anon. anon. (2008, January 29). Customs officers seize hundreds of headless rats destined for London restaurants. Dailymail [online]. Available http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-511053/Customs-officers-seize-hundreds-headless-rats-destined-London-restaurants.html
DIIR releases a Documentary on Wildlife Protection anon. anon. (2008, February 1). DIIR releases a Documentary on Wildlife Protection. tibet.net [online]. Available. http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=19169&article=DIIR+releases+a+Documentary+on+Wildlife+Protection&t=1&c=1 [2009, February 7]
Government to protect threatened species anon. anon. (2009, February 2). Government to protect threatened species. Angop [online]. Available. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/ambiente/Government-protect-threatened-species,219522a1-7cf4-4b66-8aac-c10c0a04b6af.html [2009, February 11]
Centre sounds alert against Tiger poachers anon. anon. (2009, February 5). Centre sounds alert against Tiger poachers. [online]. Available. http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/DF4CFC2B3B7E523565257554004BFE89?OpenDocument [2009, February 11]
New scientific map shows Australia is not a hotspot for new diseases anon. anon. (2008, February 21). New scientific map shows Australia is not a hotspot for new diseases. News-Medical.Net [online]. Available. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35428 [2009, February 16]
Tropics To Be Next Epidemic Hotspot anon. anon. (2008, Febrauary 20). Tropics To Be Next Epidemic Hotspot. New Post India [online]. Available. http://newspostindia.com/report-38204 [2009, February 16)
Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise anon. anon. (2008, February 20). Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise. Redorbit [online]. Available. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1262372/emerging_infectious_diseases_on_the_rise/ [2009, February 16]
Next human plague 'likely to come from animal contact' anon. Anon. (2008, February 20). Next human plague 'likely to come from animal contact'. AFP [online]. Available. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5imTe-f_5n1NlZ_AgMq9dq0co_jtg [2009. February 16]
Countries unite to save gorillas Anon. Anon. (2008, February 21). Countries unite to save gorillas: Three countries have come together for the first time to try to save the mountain gorillas of central Africa. ABC news [online]. Available. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2168442.htm?section=justin [2009, FGebruary 16]
Rare cooperation to save gorillas anon. anon. (2008, February 20). Rare cooperation to save gorillas: Three countries have come together for the first time, to try to save the mountain gorillas of central Africa. BBC [online]. Available. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7254357.stm [2009, February 16]
List: The World anon. Anon. (2008, February). List: The World
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