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Bushmeat


By KBL781 - Posted on 07 January 2011

TitleBushmeat
Publication TypeCase Study
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsCox-White, Becky, Althaus RuthAnn, Anestidou Lida, Connolly Peggy, Keller David R., and Leever Martin
Issue1 p.
PublisherAssociation for Practical and Professional Ethics
Publication Languageeng
KeywordsENVIRONMENTAL ethics , Environmental Sciences , Public Policy , Social Justice
Abstract

People in Central African tropical rain forest for at least 40,000 years. However, as the human population grows, the harvest of large wild mammals, known as "bushmeat" is increasing. While scientists consider the current rate of wildlife killing an ecological crisis, some content that the harvest of bushmeat is essential to avoid thousands of people starving in that region.

Notes

Case from the 2004 APPE National Ethics Bowl Championship. Copyright, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 2004. http://www.indiana.edu/~appe/ethicsbowl.html

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