Poaching, bushmeat hunting and trade

Although there are national and international laws that prohibit the capture and killing of protected species, traditional regulation has diminished and illegal hunting in the WWZ landscape poses serious challenges. Commercial hunting is prevalent in the landscape as some hunters and marketeers continue to trade in bushmeat, pangolin scales, elephant ivory and pets (chimpanzees).

This is a serious threat to protected species as hunters do not distinguish between protected and non-protected species. The project will work with FDA and lo￾cal authorities to ensure wildlife laws governing the two countries, Liberia and Guinea, are well understood and adhered to.