bushmeat

/ ˈbʊʃˌmiːt /

noun

1. meat taken from any animal native to African forests, including species that may be endangered or not usually eaten outside Africa

Example Sentences

The organisation, along with other local groups, removes snares, safeguards dens and provides information for law enforcement on illegal trade in ivory and bushmeat.

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Spreading over dozens of hectares of protected tropical rainforest, Tacugama is home to the critically endangered Western chimpanzee, which is threatened by habitat loss and poaching for bushmeat.

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The narrow waterways between Trinidad and Venezuela have long been used for smuggling not only cocaine but also cheap Venezuelan products—subsidized fuel, cigarettes, cheese and even bushmeat like armadillo.

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“We were looking at bushmeat markets in Southeast Asia, female trophy hunters, butterfly collectors,” said Jeremy McBride, Goode’s producing partner.

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A disabled chimpanzee who was orphaned by the illegal bushmeat trade in Africa has been given a new home.

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