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Posted Wed Sep 17 2008: from National Geographic:
Bush-Meat Ban Would Devastate Africa's Animals, Poor? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1221671399
If current hunting levels persist in Central Africa, endangered mammals such as forest elephants and gorillas will become extinct, the study suggests. Researchers estimated the region's current wild-meat harvest at more than a million tons annually—the equivalent of almost four million cattle. Instead of banning the practice, the report recommends that hunting for non-threatened species be legalized and regulated to protect the food supply and livelihoods of forest people.
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