Drivers of bushmeat hunting and perceptions of zoonoses in Nigerian hunting communities.

Bushmeat hunting threatens biodiversity and increases the risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission. Nevertheless, limited information exists on patterns of contact with wildlife in communities that practice bushmeat hunting, especially with respect to social drivers of hunting behavior. We used interv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sagan Friant, Sarah B Paige, Tony L Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4441483?pdf=render