Equitable responses to illegal wild meat hunting in Tsavo, Kenya
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £599,637
WHERE Kenya
Summary
Illegal wild meat hunting by protein-poor local communities around Tsavo, Kenya, is a serious threat to endangered species, and places community members in legal jeopardy. This project will develop diversified livelihoods focussed on alternative protein sources and promote behaviour change focussed on wild meat consumption in the majority of wild-meat-consuming ‘hotspots’ around Tsavo; support law enforcement, especially de-snaring across 17,000 km2 of the Tsavo landscape; monitor illegal wild meat sales and consumption; and monitor trends in carnivore and prey populations.
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