Overfishing and bushmeat.
Companies from the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the
European Community fish heavily off the West African West Africa
A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century.
West African adj. & n. coast, with financial subsidies for fleets topping $350 million in 2001. Now a report published 12 November 2004 in Science Science and technology news.
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states that declining fish stocks--down by at least 50% since 1970--are forcing local peoples to slaughter wildlife, or "bushmeat Bushmeat (calque from the French viande de brousse) is the term commonly used for meat of terrestrial wild animals, killed for subsistence or commercial purposes throughout the humid tropics of the Americas, Asia and Africa. ," for food. Over the same time period, this demand for bushmeat has led to a 76% decline in the numbers of 41 species of mammals, including buffalo, antelope, jackals, monkeys, and elephants; several species are now near extinction. The study group states that measures are urgently needed to help local peoples find cheap and readily available alternative protein sources. Furthermore, until larger issues such as international fish export agreements are addressed, local efforts to prevent wildlife extinction will fall short.
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