亚洲色吧 helps government of Madagascar develop a strategy to tackle bushmeat hunting

 

While in Madagascar Julia has also given a talk to students at the University of AntananarivoWhile in Madagascar Julia has also given a talk to students at the University of AntananarivoBushmeat hunting-the hunting of wild animals for food, is recognised as a major conservation issue across much of the tropics. However until recently the threat this poses to Madagascar鈥檚 wildlife, including its famous lemurs, was not wildly recognised. Following three years of research by 亚洲色吧 with the Malagasy NGO Madagasikara Voakajy (funded by the UK government鈥檚 ), there is now much more information on the extent of this problem and how it could be tackled. 

Julia Jones and the 亚洲色吧/Madagasikara Voakajy bushmeat team preparing for the workshopJulia Jones and the 亚洲色吧/Madagasikara Voakajy bushmeat team preparing for the workshop

 

, senior lecturer in conservation in the , is in Madagascar attending a workshop organised by the 亚洲色吧/ Madagasikara Voakajy bushmeat project to develop a national strategy to reduce hunting of protected species in Madagascar. The workshop was formally hosted by the Malagasy government鈥檚 Ministry of the Environment and attended by senior representatives of the ministry, NGOs, researchers and journalists. Also present was the project mascot 鈥楲enary鈥� a dancing lemur.

鈥楲enary鈥� The bushmeat project mascot involved in environmental education in an area with heavy bushmeat hunting鈥楲enary鈥� The bushmeat project mascot involved in environmental education in an area with heavy bushmeat hunting

 

Dr Jones says "Over the last three years our research has uncovered very worrying levels of hunting of protected species. We have investigated the reasons people hunt and the potential of different approaches to reduce hunting. Now it is time to translate research into action."  

Julie Razafimanahaka, director of the Malagasy NGO Madagasikara Voakjy said 鈥淲e are delighted that the government and all the other partners working on conservation in Madagascar participated in the workshop. We all need to work together to tackle bushmeat and now we have a national strategy to guide us.鈥�

Publication date: 30 May 2012