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To browse Academia. Large and small mammals have been used as main animal protein source and even income source for many urban and rural families in the African lowland rainforest regions, like the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC.
In the Tshopo Province DRC , where the cattle farming is not practiced, bat hunting is obviously one of the most profitable commercial activities since their consumption have been increased among households with low incomes. While bats provide an undeniable ecosystem service, they have nevertheless been proven the multi-host for human and wildlife pathogenic agent. This research aims to present cultural and socio-economic broad overview of bat dealers and consumers perception.
From to , overall 3, bat specimens were counted in Kisangani markets. While interviews with households in Kisangani reveal that the strongest preference for E. Therefore, these findings imply that bat consumption is associated with human culture and the household incomes plummeting during the last decade.
These indicators augur the eventual harmful consequences on human, fauna and the Congo basin rainforest health. Harvesting, consumption and trade of bushmeat are important causes of both biodiversity loss and potential zoonotic disease emergence.
