dc.contributor.author | Emogor, CA | |
dc.contributor.author | Coad, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Balmford, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Ingram, DJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Detoeuf, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Fletcher, RJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Imong, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Dunn, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Balmford, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-24T12:44:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-06-24T09:32:02Z | |
dc.description.abstract | There is limited quantitative evidence of the effects of socio-economic shocks on biological
resource use. Focusing on wild meat hunting, a substantial livelihood and food source in
tropical regions, we evaluated the impacts of the shock from Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdown
on species exploitation around a global biodiversity hotspot. Using a three-year quantitative
dataset collected during and after the lockdown (covering 1,008 hunter-months) and matching
by time of year, we found that successful hunting trip rates were more frequent during
lockdown, with a corresponding increase in the monthly number, mass, and value of animals
caught. Moreover, hunters consumed a larger proportion of wild meat and sold less during
lockdown compared to non-lockdown periods. These results suggest that local communities
relied on wild meat to supplement reduced food and income during lockdown, buffering
COVID-19’s socio-economic shock. Our findings also indicate that wild species may be
especially vulnerable to increased hunting pressure during such shocks. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | UKRI | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Dragon Capital Chair on Biodiversity Economics | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wildlife Conservation Network | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Awaiting citation and DOI | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | OPP1144 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ES/S008160/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | MR/W006316/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 01135920 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/136411 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-4102-5250 (Balmford, Benjamin) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Under temporary indefinite embargo pending publication by Wiley. No embargo required on publication. AAM to be replaced with published version on publication | en_GB |
dc.title | Changes in Wild Meat Hunting and Use by Rural Communities During the COVID-19 Socio-economic Shock | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-24T12:44:59Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1755-263X | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement : The data supporting this study’s findings are not publicly available due to privacy and ethical
restrictions, but are available on request from the corresponding author. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1755-263X | |
dc.identifier.journal | Conservation Letters | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2024-06-28 | |
dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2023-10-21 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2024-06-28 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2024-06-24T09:32:04Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |