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In tandem with the increase of illegal cutting and traffic of rosewood and ebony occurring
in northeastern Madagascar in recent years, a “bushmeat” problem has now arisen as well.
Although the hunting of lemurs
at a subsistence level has no
doubt
taken
place
in
Madagascar since humans first
arrived on the island about
2,000 years ago (or now
believed to be close to 4,000
years
ago!),
widespread
bushmeat hunting of lemurs is a
relatively new phenomenon.
Bushmeat can be defined as any
meat that comes from wild
animals, but is generally
considered to be animals killed
in numbers, the meat smoked
and dried, then transported into
population centers for sale.
Though a rampant problem in
some
African
countries,
bushmeat hunting is now also
occurring in certain parts of
Madagascar, due to more
access
to
arms
and
a
nonelected government that
has other priorities at present.
To
address
bushmeat
hunting in the region, SAVA
Conservation has undertaken
several initiatives. One is the
introduction of fish farming, to
provide an alternative protein
source to bushmeat (see this and previous newsletter). Another action is the creation of an
anti-bushmeat poster. Working with noted artist and designer Louise Jasper, a poster was
developed using photographs taken by some of Madagascar’s leading wildlife photographers
Anti-bushment poster.
By Louise Jasper
News from the
S
ambava-
A
ndapa-
V
ohemar-
A
ntalaha region of NE Madagascar
JULY 2013
Vol. 2, No. 2
I NS I DE TH I S
I S SUE :
Bushmeat Poster
Created and Distrib-
uted
1
SAVA Project
Manager Visits Duke/
DLC
3
Fish Farming
Update
4
School and Footbridge
Update
6
Razia Said Visits
SAVA Conservation
7
New SAVA Logo
7
Research To Be Pre-
sented at Prosimian
Conference
8
Closing Comments
9
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST :
Bushmeat Poster
Created and
Distributed
SAVA Project
Manager Visits
Duke/DLC
Fish Farming
Update
Bushmeat Poster Created and Distributed
By Charlie Welch