Local demand drives a bushmeat industry in a Philippine forest preserve

• Main Authors: Scheffers, Brett R., Corlett, Richard T., Diesmos, Arvin C., Laurence, William F.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Hunting—Philippines; Wildlife as food—Philippines; Wildlife conservation—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4880
• Institution: De La Salle University

Unregulated hunting can severely affect wildlife populations, particularly in the tropics. From May to October, 2011, we documented target species, hunting techniques, and demand and sale of bushmeat from a local community located at the base of a forested National Park on an...