Hunting accounts for 83 and 58 percent declines in tropical mammal and bird populations
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 14:51
in Biology & Nature
Hunting is a major threat to wildlife particularly in tropical regions, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-induced declines of animal numbers was lacking so far. A study now fills this gap. An international team of ecologists and environmental scientists found that bird and mammal populations were reduced within 7 and 40 km of hunters' access points, such as roads and settlements.