News Headline

Scientists estimate: Half of tropical forests under hunting pressure

Source
EurekAlert

Publication Date
2019-05-15

Hunting is a major threat to wildlife in tropical regions. A previous study led by Ana Benítez-López at Radboud University, showed that bird populations declined on average by 58 percent and mammal populations by 83 percent in hunted forests.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/run-seh050719.php