Poaching for bushmeat during the conflict by locals and armed militias had a serious impact on the bonobos. |
Few are dependent on bushmeat to feed their families, and they set snares only for bushpigs, bushbucks, and duikers. |
But commercial hunting for bushmeat has become such a problem here that we had to try something new to control it. |
Many scientists believe it is spread through the butchering and handling of primate bushmeat. |
Though, personally, I prefer the story of the Dalston traders who did a roaring trade in bushmeat. |
But with the influx of vast numbers of loggers, the eating of bushmeat has escalated. |