Gorilla/chimp/orangutan murder and the bushmeat trade



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Perhaps its just me, but how can our own people be destroying the species most similiar to our own. In the forests of west and central Africa gorilla chimpanzes and bonobos are being hunted to extinction for the bushmeat industry. "Bushmeat" is basically and meat found in the african forests and is considered a cultural tradition for the native people. But when the commercial logging was introduced the part take in the bushmeat industry, this tradition which caused no threat to the population of wild animals took a wrong turn.



According to Dr. Jane goodall the chimpanzee population dropped about 1-2 million in the 1990's to a  mear 150 000 still existing today. This may seem like a large amount of chimpanzees it is actually a very alarming decline. It will not be long until that 150 000 drops down to 0.

"The fact is that of all the primates on earth, human beings are the only ones whose existence is not threatened,  and all the others are  threatened by  human activities." Dr. Jane Goodall.

 HOW COMMERCIAL LOGGING AND THE ILLEGAL BUSHMEAT TRADE GO HAND IN HAND

Apparently logging companys are well known for not providing adequate food for their employees in these settlements, they would rather give them the oppertunity to fend for their own food in the most profitable way to the company. They provided the guns and ammunition to organize hunts and slaughter local chimpanzees and elephants. These settlements hold sometimes up to 4000 people, which means that much bushmeat. Considering their population is decreasing dramatically, if this never stops, our great apes will be gone.