Due to recent shift on the African political landscape, International crime syndicates take advantage of the situation and are threatening the survival of rare African wildlife species. A recent press release by AFP confirms this report.
Some images from gruesome aftermath:
There is a war taking place on our planet for which there are no headlines, no demonstrations, no voice. It is a war against some of the most endangered species on earth, and it takes place in some of the most beautiful and majestic biospheres of Africa that are yet to be fully explored . Unseen and untouched by the Western world, it is the perfect place to hide the atrocious acts that are being committed.
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What is the Bushmeat Trade?
Posted in About, Africa: Primates, Uncategorized with tags Africa: Elephants, Africa: Rhinos with tags News, aids, animal blog, animal blogs, animals blog, Announcements, anthrax, Articles, black, Blog, Blogging, bushmeat, Business, Chimp, Commentary Daily, Community, Crime, cultural, Culture, Current Events, death, ebola, ecological, economic loss, Economics, Economy, Education, elephant, Entertainment, Environment, Event, Events, Faith, Family, Food, gangsters, God, gorilla, Government, Health, History, hiv, Home, human, illegal, Inspiration, international, Internet, Journalism, killing, Law, Leadership, Life, long term, Love, Media, Military, Miscellaneous, murder, national park, national parks, Nature, Opinion, Other, People, Personal, Philosophy, Photo, Photography, Photos, poaching, Politics, Posted in About with tags Africa, Posts, Projects, protein, Reflections, Religion, Research, Review, Reviews, Science, smoke, smokes, Social Media, Society, Stories, syndicate, Terrorism, Thoughts, Travel, Updates, Video, War, white, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation blog, Zimbabwe on November 19, 2009 by Dori GThe bushmeat trade is the illegal, over-hunting of wildlife for meat and income.
Already in West and Central Africa this trade has resulted in declines and local extinctions of many wildlife species and the economic, cultural and ecosystem services they provide. In addition, a number of human health threats have emerged from the trade in bushmeat including linkages to HIV/AIDS, ebola and the threat of anthrax.
Bushmeat trade is not regulated or managed by any authority. Economic benefits from the trade go mainly to hunters and traders. If current trends continue, future generations of citizens in Africa will not have the opportunity to access benefits from wildlife. Using wildlife to meet protein and income demands cannot be supported in the long term.
The immediate threat of loss of economic opportunity, cultural and ecological services, and other values to a wider community must be addressed today.
(Taken From: www. bushmeatnetwork.org)
Here are some images from the Bushmeat Trade for you to get an idea of what we are talking about:
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