@article{fdi:010086698,
  title = {{Y}ear-round longitudinal monitoring of a bushmeat market in central-western {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire : implication for wildlife conservation},
  author = {{G}onedele-{B}i, {S}. and {K}ramoko, {B}. and {B}ene, {J}. {C}. {K}. and {K}one, {I}. and {L}uiselli, {L}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}unting for bushmeat in the tropics has become a major issue in terms of conservation and human health, especially in western and central {A}frica. {I}n {C}o<{SIC}>te d'{I}voire, despite a ban on hunting since 1974, the bushmeat trade is widespread. {T}his situation has been exacerbated by the long-term socio-political unrest in {C}o<{SIC}>te d'{I}voire, resulting in the lack of effective protection of protected areas ({PA}s). {O}ur study was carried out in the central-west {D}epartment of {D}aloa. {W}e conducted standard interviews with the six main traders of the markets to trace the geographical origin of the bushmeat, and quantify the number of animals sold by direct observations twice a week during 52 weeks. {W}e used multiple regression analyses to identify combinations of variables (proportion of animals killed, mean body mass, total biomass, price of carcass, price per body mass) that influenced poaching pressure. {A} total of 955 carcasses were recorded in the central market of {D}aloa. {T}his number includes 948 mammals (99 %), six reptiles (0.6 %), and one bird (0.1 %). {R}odentia were the most frequently sold taxons by number of individuals (58 %), followed by {A}rtiodactyla (35 %), {C}arnivora (4 %), and {P}rimates (1 %). {A}lmost half of the game originated from the {D}epartment of {Z}oukougbeu (42 %; {N} = 404), followed by the {D}epartments of {D}aloa (29 %; {N} = 275) and {S}e ' gue ' la (13 %; {N} = 123). {O}ver 75 % of all the carcasses appearing in the market consisted of greater cane rats and bushbuck. {I}n contrast, over 68 % of the total biomass (23028.75 kg) entering the market was supplied by {B}ushbuck and {C}ommon warthog. {G}ame diversity by catchment area was the highest in {S}e ' gue ' la and {G}re ' gbeu and the lowest in {G}uezon and {M}aminigui. {O}ur data indicated that hunting was unequally distributed throughout the central-western region of {C}o<{SIC}>te d'{I}voire or markets are unequally provisioned by hunters. {H}uman population density of the catchment areas affected the quantity and the quality of bushmeat observed at the urban market. {I}ncreasing hunting pressure in the {D}epartments of {Z}oukougbeu proximate to the {H}aut {S}assandra forest reserve indicates that the local authority in charge of the surveillance of this reserve has to reinforce its protection to avoid further faunal depletion. {B}ecause most of the ungulates and rodents found on the market occur at high density in disturbed habitats, their relative frequencies in the carcasses provisioning the market could be used as indicators of site over-exploitation.},
  keywords = {{C}entral-western {C}ote d'{I}voire ; {M}ammals ; {W}ildlife conservation ; {F}aunal depletion ; {B}ushmeat trade ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal for {N}ature {C}onservation},
  volume = {70},
  numero = {},
  pages = {126297 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1617-1381},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126297},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086698},
}