The importance of bushmeat in household income as a function of distance from protected areas in the western Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorManyama, Flora Felix
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Martin Reinhardt
dc.contributor.authorRøskaft, Eivin
dc.contributor.authorNyahongo, Julius William
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-24T13:05:52Z
dc.date.available2020-11-24T13:05:52Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v9n3p49en_US
dc.description.abstractBushmeat hunting is widespread in villages adjacent to protected areas in Western Serengeti. However, little information is available about the role of bushmeat income in the household economy as a function of distance from the protected area boundary, preventing the formulation of informed policy for regulating this illegal trade. This study was conducted in three villages in Western Serengeti at distances of 3 (closest), 27 (intermediate) and 58km (furthest) from the boundary of Serengeti National Park to assess the contribution of bushmeat to household income. The sample consists of 246 households of which 96 hunted or traded bushmeat, identified using snowball sampling through the aid of local informers. The average income earned from bushmeat was significantly higher for bushmeat traders than hunters. The contribution of bushmeat to household income was significantly higher in Robanda the village closest to the protected area boundary compared to Rwamkoma and Kowak, the more distant villages. A Heckman sample-selection model reveals that household participation in hunting and trading bushmeat was negatively associated with distance to the protected area boundary and with the household head being female. Household reliance on bushmeat income was negatively associated with age and gender of the household head and distance to the protected area boundary. Hence, efforts to reduce involvement in hunting, and trading bushmeat should target male-headed households close to the protected area boundary.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe Importance of Bushmeat in Household Income as a Function of Distance from Protected Areas in the Western Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 9(3):49-62en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5539/enrr.v9n3p49
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2545
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Center of Science and Educationen_US
dc.subjectBushmeat Incomeen_US
dc.subjectBushmeat relianceen_US
dc.subjectBushmeat trader householdsen_US
dc.subjectHousehold income sourcesen_US
dc.subjectBushmeaten_US
dc.subjectBushmeat huntingen_US
dc.subjectHunteren_US
dc.subjectSerengeti National Parken_US
dc.subjectWestern Serengetien_US
dc.titleThe importance of bushmeat in household income as a function of distance from protected areas in the western Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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