Wildlife Trade for Belief-Based Use: Insights From Traditional Healers in South Africa

Wildlife Trade for Belief-Based Use: Insights From Traditional Healers in South Africa

The use of animals and plants as traditional remedies for medical and magico-religious purposes has a long history of socio-cultural and economic importance in South Africa. Herein, we aim to characterize the social and economic value of wild animal species used in traditional, belief-based medicine...

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Main Authors: Jennah Green, Pippa Hankinson, Louise de Waal, Emma Coulthard, John Norrey, David Megson, Neil D’Cruze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
South Africa
traditional medicine
wildlife trade
conservation
animal welfare
ethnozoology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.906398/full

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