Bonobo house ranger post - Display on illegal bushmeat trade, 2020-06-12

Linked below is a Belgian television documentary on the international bushmeat trade and the role of Belgium and Brussels as a hub in this trade.

It is spoken in Dutch and French, but English subtitles can be turned on.


I couldn't find anything about how the current crisis has affected the international bushmeat trade, with halted or far lower intercontinental passenger traffic and all, but I am sure the people that do this stuff are finding their ways. It would also be logical to assume that at least in some areas poaching and subsistence hunting of wildlife might have increased due to the economic effects of this crisis. There have definitely been reports of negative impacts on wildlife and conservation of this crisis.

@KevinB Wow. I would never have thought Belgium would be a major hub of this particular trade. Really interesting, if not messed up.