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An assessment of socio-economic drivers of avian body parts trade in West African rainforests

2015-11-01

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Several species of wildlife are hunted around the world for the perceived potency of certain parts of their bodies in traditional medicine and in fetish practices. In Africa, many cultures require animal parts for a wide range of traditional and religious practices. This has resulted in the persecution of more than 354 bird species across the continent. In this study, we evaluated the drivers and frequency of huma...

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Literature Corpus work: 77e07107-801a-54a0-83a2-429bab3f98c9
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.013

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