Impacts of Taking, Trade and Consumption of Terrestrial Migratory Species for Wild Meat

Coad, L, Willis, J, Maisels, F, Funk, SM, Doughty, H, Fa, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-8487, Gomez, J, Ingram, DJ, Li, Y, Nihotte, L, Paemelaere, E, Sartoretto, E, van Vliet, N and Nasi, R (2021) Impacts of Taking, Trade and Consumption of Terrestrial Migratory Species for Wild Meat. Research Report. Convention on Migratory Species. ISBN 978-3-937429-33-5

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Abstract

This study looks for the first time at the extent to which terrestrial animals protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) are being impacted by wild meat taking, trade and consumption. It contributes to the implementation of a decision adopted by the CMS Conference of the Parties in 2020 (CMS Decision 13.109). We assessed the direct and indirect impacts of wild meat taking, trade and consumption of 105 terrestrial mammal species listed in the CMS Appendices I and II and relevant CMS daughter agreements and initiatives. We first used a systematic review of the published literature, global database searches and the IUCN Red List to determine which CMS species are affected by wild meat hunting. We then reviewed the legislation applicable to the regulation of wild meat hunting and trade and explored the application of hunting legislation using a national case study example. Finally, we examined the known linkages between zoonotic diseases and wild meat use and trade.