Impact of COVID‐19 on wild meat trade in Nigerian markets

Stephan M Funk,Robert Nasi,Luca Luiselli,Julia E Fa,Fabio Petrozzi,Edem A Eniang,Massimiliano Di Vittorio,Godfrey C Akani,Stephanie N Ajong,Daniele Dendi,Nio King Amadi

doi:10.1111/csp2.599

Abstract

Impact of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 on wild meat trade in Nigerian markets

Highlights

Wild meat plays a crucial role in the food security and cash income of subsistence hunters in the tropics and subtropics in Africa, South America, and SE Asia (Coad et al, 2019; Fa et al, 2022)
In Nigeria, the amount of meat sold from most species crashed dramatically after the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, highlighting the awareness of the general public of a Daniele Dendi and Luca Luiselli are lead authors
After the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, over 80% of market visitors reported that they would not eat again bats or primates because of the perceived disease risk from these specific animal groups (Funk et al, 2021). These surveys indicate that fear of disease transmission from wild animal meat likely contributed to reduced wild meat eating after COVID-19. It means that those who were skeptical about the link between COVID and wildlife changed their wild meat consumption behavior in large numbers (46%), possibly as a precautionary strategy because of the EVD experience or other reasons

Summary

Introduction

Wild meat plays a crucial role in the food security and cash income of subsistence hunters in the tropics and subtropics in Africa, South America, and SE Asia (Coad et al, 2019; Fa et al, 2022). In Nigeria, the amount of meat sold from most species crashed dramatically after the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, highlighting the awareness of the general public of a Daniele Dendi and Luca Luiselli are lead authors.

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