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bushmeat

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bush·meat  (bshmt)
n.
Meat from wild animals, especially nongame animals.

bushmeat [ˈbʊʃˌmiːt]
n
(Cookery) meat taken from any animal native to African forests, including species that may be endangered or not usually eaten outside Africa


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According to the study, imminent threats to the swamp include new logging operations, oil exploration, an influx of refugees from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, and, resulting from these developments, an increase in the human population, construction of roads and other infrastructure, and the escalation of the illegal bushmeat trade.
HIV-1 comes originally from chimpanzees and is thought to have spread to humans through eating bushmeat in the Congo.
In many parts of Africa, bushmeat has evolved from a low-level subsistence activity to a large-scale commercial trade, supplying urban and even international markets.
 
 
 
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