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of depleting food resources and wildlife extinctions, both entailed by the bushmeat trade.

Affected wildlife species

Globally, more than 1,000 animal species are estimated to be affected by hunting for bushmeat.Bushmeat hunters use mostly leg-hold snare traps to catch any wildlife, but prefer to kill large species, as these provide a greater amount of meat.

The volume of the bushmeat trade in West and Central Africa

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