Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. e13801 - n/a
• Main Authors: Mayor, Pedro, El Bizri, Hani R., Morcatty, Thais Q., Moya, Kelly, Bendayán, Nora, Solis, Samantha, Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos F. A., Kirkland, Maire, Arevalo, Omar, Fang, Tula G., Pérez‐Peña, Pedro E., Bodmer, Richard E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Amazonia; Amazonía; Animals; Animals, Wild; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; bushmeat; carne de monte; comercio de vida silvestre; Conservation of Natural Resources; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Economic incentives; Economics; Endangered species; Enforcement; Foodborne diseases; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Humans; Hygiene; Incentives; Livelihoods; mammals; mamíferos; Meat; mercados urbanos; Pandemics; Peru; Population decline; Population growth; Primates; public health; Rare species; Rural areas; Sales; salud pública; sustainability; sustentabilidad; Taxa; Threatened species; Trade; Ungulates; urban markets; Urban populations; Wildlife management; wildlife trade; 丛林肉; 亚马逊; 公共卫生; 可持续性; 哺乳动物; 城市市场; 野生动物贸易; Peru; United States > US; wildlife trade; 亚马逊; bushmeat; salud pública; 公共卫生; 可持续性; 哺乳动物; sustainability; comercio de vida silvestre; 野生动物贸易; sustentabilidad; mammals; mamíferos; mercados urbanos; urban markets; Amazonia; 城市市场; Amazonía; public health; carne de monte; 丛林肉

The trade in wild meat is an important economic component of rural people's livelihoods, but it has been perceived to be among the main causes of the decline of wildlife species. Recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic has brought to light an additional concern of wildlife markets as a major human‐heal...