Chaber A. L., Moloney G. K., Renault V., Morrison-Lanjouw S., Garigliany M., Flandroy L., Pires D., Busoni V., Saegerman C., Gaubert Philippe. (2023). Examining the international bushmeat traffic in Belgium : a threat to conservation and public health. One Health, 17, p. 100605 [8 p.].
Titre du document
Examining the international bushmeat traffic in Belgium : a threat to conservation and public health
Chaber A. L., Moloney G. K., Renault V., Morrison-Lanjouw S., Garigliany M., Flandroy L., Pires D., Busoni V., Saegerman C., Gaubert Philippe
Source
One Health, 2023,
17, p. 100605 [8 p.]
The carriage of bushmeat into the European Union is an infringement of EU Animal Health and Wildlife Trade legislation and poses a threat to biodiversity and public health. To explore the nature and scale of the international bushmeat trade, seized leaking luggage and passengers arriving at Brussels Zaventem airport from subSaharan Africa between 2017 and 2018 were searched for "meat" (bushmeat and livestock) by border control authorities. Visual identification, radiography and genetic analysis were applied to derive information from seized specimens, including at least ten CITES-listed species. We estimate that an average of 3.9 t of bushmeat is smuggled monthly through Brussels. The average consignment of meat seized per passenger was 2.8 kg and 4 kg of bushmeat or domestic livestock meat, respectively. The international trafficking of bushmeat is evidently active, yet penalties are rarely enforced; hence we provide suggestions to simplify law enforcement procedures.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
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Santé : généralités [050]
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Nutrition, alimentation [054]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
