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"Across most of the world, and particularly in the tropics and subtropics,
large wild aquatic animals – such as manatees, turtles and dolphins – are being
hunted and traded. This is not a new phenomenon. Aquatic animal meat has been
eaten, and sometimes used as remedies or in traditional ceremonies, throughout
history.
This type of consumption is widespread. In some places this wild meat is an
important source of nutrition, income, and cultural identity. Yet opportunities
to exploit wildlife for economic gain – often illegally – increase the number
of animals hunted in some places. Coupled with growing human populations, this
has led to the unsustainable exploitation of some species.
Understanding the scope and potential threat of aquatic wild meat exploitation
is an important first step toward appropriate conservation actions and
policies.
We’re part of a large international team of conservation researchers and
practitioners that recently published a paper on this. We carried out a
literature review on the use of large aquatic animals (excluding fish) – what
we call “aquatic megafauna” – for wild meat in the global tropics and
subtropics. This topic is hugely under-researched, so this review represents
one of the most in-depth assessments of the topic to date."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
