The illegal bushmeat trade stands out as the most severe and prevalent threat facing lions and many other wildlife species in Africa's protected areas. (sciencedaily.com)
Bodmer and his colleague Pablo Puertas of the Wildlife Conservation Society studied the impact of bushmeat hunting in Peru. (sciencemag.org)
The team found that the number of nest sites has fallen drastically, especially close to towns, where demand for bushmeat spurs hunting. (sciencemag.org)