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Wildlife utilization and food security in Africa

Year of publication 1998

Pages 110 p.

Author Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu;Forest management Division;Forest Products Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 92-5-104103-2

Series title FAO Conservation Guide

Series number 0259-2452

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) "Wildlife", as used in this work is defined in the narrow sense to mean "wild animals" and includes both invertebrate and vertebrate animals, but excludes fish (which is being covered under a separate exercise commissioned by FAO to look at the role fisheries in food security); reference is made to fish in this work only where it is necessary to illustrate a point. Traditionally, "game" is used to refer to large mammals hunted for food, trophy or sport. In Africa, all species of wild animals, ra nging from insects through reptiles, rodents to large mammals, are acceptable as a food resource. Therefore the word "Bushmeat" (which originated from West Africa and refers to meat of wild animals) is used in this work to refer to wild animals hunted/collected for food, while "game" is used in reference to animals hunted for sport or trophy. The work covers sub-Saharan Africa but excludes Madagascar and other islands geographically associated with Africa.

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