http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,19705588%255E663,00.html
Gorillas on the menu in meat trade DPA 07jul06 CHIMPANZEES and gorillas are finding their way on to dinner tables in western Europe and the US, an investigation has found. The investigation, by a biologist from the University of California at Berkeley, has discovered that primates, including the great apes, make up nearly a third of the illegal trade in African bushmeat. Justin Brashares recruited 15 volunteers, all expatriates from west Africa, to visit clandestine meat markets in London, Paris, Brussels, New York, Chicago, Montreal and Toronto. They discovered that just over 6000kg of bushmeat moves through the seven markets each month. Prof Brashares believes this could be an underestimate. "I have 27 records of chimpanzee and gorilla parts being sold in the markets," the magazine quoted him as saying. "In each case it was not a complete body, but a hand, leg, or in two cases, a head." Guenon monkeys and baboons were a big part of the trade. Also sold were small antelopes called duikers, as well as rodents, reptiles and birds. Bushmeat was often smuggled in from Africa concealed beneath legal shipments of smoked or dried fish. The investigation, published in New Scientist, has confirmed long-running rumours of such an illegal market. Glyn Davies, director of conservation at the Zoological Society of London, said bushmeat traders were occasionally arrested in London. "The bushmeat trade is huge and supports thousands of people in Africa," he said. African governments needed to be made aware of the millions of dollars spent on the parallel economy of the bushmeat trade. International demand for bushmeat was not driven by need, Prof Brashares pointed out. "It's part of what is clearly a luxury trade," he said. "They could go and buy a filet mignon in London for what they're paying for a baboon." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/