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- Title
Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon.
- Authors
Mayor, Pedro; El Bizri, Hani R.; Morcatty, Thais Q.; Moya, Kelly; Bendayán, Nora; Solis, Samantha; Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos F. A.; Kirkland, Maire; Arevalo, Omar; Fang, Tula G.; Pérez‐Peña, Pedro E.; Bodmer, Richard E.
- Abstract
The trade in wild meat is an important economic component of rural people's livelihoods, but it has been perceived to be among the main causes of the decline of wildlife species. Recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic has brought to light an additional concern of wildlife markets as a major human‐health challenge. We analyzed data from the largest longitudinal monitoring (1973–2018) of the most important urban wild‐meat markets in Iquitos, Peru, to examine the trends in and impacts of these markets on people's livelihoods. Over the last 45 years, wild meat sales increased at a rate of 6.4 t/year (SD 2.17), paralleling urban population growth. Wild meat sales were highest in 2018 (442 t), contributing US$2.6 million (0.76%) to the regional gross domestic product. Five species of ungulates and rodents accounted for 88.5% of the amount of biomass traded. Vulnerable and Endangered species represented 7.0% and 0.4% of individuals sold, respectively. Despite growth in sales, the contribution of wild meat to overall urban diet was constant: 1–2%/year of total meat consumed. This result was due to greater availability and higher consumption of cheaper meats (e.g., in 2018, poultry was 45.8% cheaper and was the most consumed meat) coupled with the lack of economic incentives to harvest wild meat species in rural areas. Most wild meat was sold salted or smoked, reducing the likelihood of foodborne diseases. Community‐based wildlife management plans and the continued trade bans on primates and threatened taxa may avoid biodiversity loss. Considering the recent COVID‐19 pandemic, future management plans should include potential viral hosts and regulation and enforcement of hygiene practices in wild‐meat markets. Article impact statement: Community‐based wildlife management, trade bans for threatened taxa and enforced hygiene practices in wild meat markets are needed to protect biodiversity and public health.
- Subjects
IQUITOS (Peru); MEAT; FOODBORNE diseases; WILDLIFE management; MONETARY incentives; ANIMAL populations; ENDANGERED species; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; URBAN growth
- Publication
Conservation Biology, 2022, Vol 36, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0888-8892
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cobi.13801