Non-legalized commerce in game meat in the Brazilian Amazon: a case study

Chaves Baía Júnior, Pedro; Anelie Guimarães, Diva; Le Pendu, Yvonnick

dc.creator	Chaves Baía Júnior, Pedro
dc.creator	Anelie Guimarães, Diva
dc.creator	Le Pendu, Yvonnick
dc.date	2009-07-26
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-03T15:27:30Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-03T15:27:30Z
dc.identifier	http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5264
dc.identifier	10.15517/rbt.v58i2.5264
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/26145
dc.description	In tropical forests, wild game meat represents an option or the only protein source for some human populations. This study analyzed the wildlife meat trade destined to human consumption in an open market of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Wildlife meat trade was monitored during 2005 through interviews to vendors and consumers in order to evaluate the socioeconomic profile of the sellers, the main species and byproducts sold, their geographical origin, commercial value, frequency of sale and product demand. Data indicated that vendors were financially highly dependant of this activity, getting a monthly income up to US$271.49. During the survey, the amount of wildlife meat on sale added a total of 5 970kg, as follows: 63.2% capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), 34.4% cayman (Melanosuchus niger and/or Caiman crocodilus crocodilus), 1.1% paca (Cuniculus paca); 0.6% armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), 0.5% deer (Mazama americana), 0.2% matamata (Chelus fimbriatus), and 0.1% opossum (Didelphis marsupialis). Most of the commercialized species were not slaughtered locally. The consumption of wildlife meat was admitted by 94% of the interviewed, consisting of 27 ethno-species: 19 mammals, 6 reptiles, and 2 birds. The same percentage of the interviewed (94%) already bought wildlife meat of 18 species: 12 mammals and 6 reptiles. The great amount of wildlife meat traded and the important demand for these products by the local population, point out the necessity to adopt policies for a sustainable management of cinegetic species, guaranteeing the conservation of the environment, the improvement of living standards, and the maintenance of the local culture. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (3): 1079-1088. Epub 2010 September 01.	en-US
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica	en-US
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2014 International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation	en-US
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 58 (3) September 2010	en-US
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 58 (3) September 2010	es-ES
dc.source	Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 (3) September 2010	pt-PT
dc.source	2215-2075
dc.source	0034-7744
dc.source	10.15517/rbt.v58i2
dc.title	Non-legalized commerce in game meat in the Brazilian Amazon: a case study	en-US
dc.title	Non-legalized commerce in game meat in the Brazilian Amazon: a case study	es-ES
dc.type	artículo original
dc.coverage	CRC	en-US

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