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forest space enhancement, with the growth of the
industry of the wood exploitation and the forest track
opening. With the demographic growth and the
urbanization accelerated of the city of Pointe-Noire,
maritime harbor and agglomeration close to the
CDNP, convenient of hunt activity evolved however
toward on the one hand of the mercantile withdrawals
in urban market direction and on the other hand, the
diversification of models of consumption of the
bush meat.
However, no data is nowadays available as for the
profile of hunt of subsistence of the bush meat in the
zone adjoining the Conkouati-Douli National Park.
The objectives of this study were to characterize the
identity of hunters and to appreciate practices and
motives of hunt of the bush meat.
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Results
Individuals exercising hunt in the Conkouati-Douli
National Park were all of masculine sex. Their middle
age was of 48.2 years with extremes of 18 and 62
years, without meaningful difference between age
groups (Figure 1 A). However, the topics aged of less
than 35 years proved to be represented more. With
regard to the matrimonial statute 2 topics on 3 were
unmarried, either 69.2% (p<0.01). Otherwise, 47 (90.4%)
some permanent residents were among hunters; 4
people on five lived in the zone of the survey between
1
and 10 years, the other during more than 10 years.
As for the living people number in the household it
appears a comparable distribution of hunters whose
households understood less than 5 people (46.2%) and
5
~10 people (44.2%). Concerning the main activity of
the household chief, 2 people on 3 (either 67.3%)
exercised hunt, the difference being meaningful
(
p<0.01). The influence in the days of residence in the
village on the main activity of the household chief
proved to be non meaningful. According to the
importance granted to hunt, he/it comes out again that
this one constituted an activity of subsistence for 3
topics on 5, either 63.5% of them investigated with a
meaningful difference (p<0.02). However, age didn't
exercise an influence on motives of hunt for the
consumption of the bush meat (Figure 1 B).
Figure 1 Conkouati-Douli National Park (Ancrenaz, 1991)
Note: A: Situation of the Conkouati-Douli National Park; B: Conkouati-Douli National Park and its limits
Indeed, the dejected game was destined gladly to the
consumption blows, this some either the age group.
However, hunt stayed a secondary activity for topics
of less than 35 years (n=26, either 65% of this age
group). The time opened out for hunt depended of the
season, depending on whether hunt was exercised to
mid or full time. The length of the hunt part could take
5
days (in full time); sometimes, she/it took several
days when she/it took place to the north periphery of
the park, toward the border of Gabon. Of hunt
facilities they resulted in majority (p<0.001) of a
purchase, for 88.5% of topics. The other fringe had