Hunting Techniques, Wildlife Offtake and Market Integration. A Perspective from Individual Variations among the Baka (Cameroon)

• DUDA Romain

  Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain;Laboratoire Eco-Anthropologie et Ethnobiologie UMR 7206, Museum national d’Histoire naturelle - Musee de l’Homme, Paris, France

• GALLOIS Sandrine

  Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain;Laboratoire Eco-Anthropologie et Ethnobiologie UMR 7206, Museum national d’Histoire naturelle - Musee de l’Homme, Paris, France

• REYES-GARCIA Victoria

  Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain;Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain

抄録

Hunting is a main threat for wildlife conservation in Central Africa, but remains an essential component of local people’s livelihoods. Research suggests that hunters engage in hunting in different ways, especially according to various technical means, which might potentially have differentiated impacts on wildlife. Using quantitative data collected over a 12 months period, we analyse different hunter’s profiles among the Baka of Southeastern Cameroon, and compare socio-economic and hunting offtake data across profiles. We monitored 719 hunting events, recording 579 catches (belonging to 32 species). Most Baka hunters engage in snare trapping, a relatively low-efficiency hunting technique, while a reduced number of Baka hunters use firearms. Firearm users obtain the highest offtake and sell most of it. This study therefore suggests the emergence of specialized hunters in shotgun hunting with a higher integration in market economy. Disentangling the effects of hunting techniques and their relations to socio-economic status might help design wildlife management strategies that take into consideration the diversity and the complexity of practices among local populations.

収録刊行物

• African Study Monographs

  African Study Monographs 38 (2), 97-118, 2017-06

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キーワード

• Bushmeat
• Baka hunter-gatherers
• Hunting practices
• Pygmies
• Access to market
• Wildlife conservation

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390572174797609088
• NII論文ID: 120006309283
• NII書誌ID: AA10626444
• DOI: 10.14989/225259
• HANDLE: 2433/225259
• ISSN: 02851601
• 本文言語コード: en
• データソース種別:
  • JaLC
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles
  • Crossref
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