Bushmeat in Kenya

Category: MENTOR family | Date: Dec 18 2008 | By: bushmeateastafrica

Through the 2008-2009 Wildlife Without Borders Africa program, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG), the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania jointly developed a “model” mentored fellowship program to build the capacity of eight emerging African wildlife professionals in an effort to curtail the illegal and unsustainable bushmeat trade in eastern Africa. The Program in traning and equiping the the eight young conservation leaders with skill to address bushmeat challenges and lay the foundation for implementing bushmeat solutions.

As the first step, the Fellows have formed a network - Bushmeat in Eastern Africa Network (BEAN), which now act as a regional platform for addressing bushmeat problem in eastern Africa. The Fellows has come up with a communcation strategy that will ensure that they keep all the stakeholders informed and engaged in every activity they undertake.

Below is a sneak preview of the BEAN website. Click on the image to view the website.

Iregi Mwenja

Administrator of the BEAN Website

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Category: findings | Date: Dec 09 2008 | By: bushmeateastafrica

David Wilkie (WCS) presented the results of research on Taste Preference and Price Sensitiviy for Bushmeat Consumers in Gabon, Bolivia and elsewhere. It includes a slide that shows that efforts to domesticate, raise and market wild animals is generally not economically viable, and is not a good strategy for reducing demand for wild meat. People generally prefer the meat of domestic animals vs. wild animals, especially when domestic meat is less expensive. Read more…

Even here in Kenya, its a case of culture and economics.

Photos by Anthony King

Iregi Mwenja

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