As a result of sedentarisation many Baka Pygmies have changed their mobility patterns away from nomadic lifestyles to living in roadside villages. These settled groups are increasingly dependent on cultivated foods but still rely on forest resources. The level of dependence on hunting of wild animals for food and cash, as well as the hunting profiles of sedentarised Pygmy groups is little known. In this study we describe the use of wild meat in 10 Baka villages along the Djoum-Mintom road in southeastern Cameroon. From data collected from 1,946 hunting trips by 121 hunters, we show that most trips are of around 13 hours and a median of eight hours. A mean ± SD of 1.15 ± 1.11 animal carcasses are taken in a single trip; there was a positive correlation between duration of trips and carcasses. A total of 2,245 carcasses of 49 species of 24 animal families were taken in the study; species diversity was similar in all villages except one. Most hunted animals were mammals, with ungulates contributing the highest proportion. By species, just over half of the animal biomass extracted by all hunters in the studied villages was provided by four mammal species. Most animals were trapped (65.77% ± 16.63), followed by shot with guns (22.56% ± 17.72), other methods (8.69% ± 6.96) and with dogs (2.96% ± 4.49). A mean of 7,569.7 ± 6,103.4 kg yr−1 (2,080.8–19,351.4) were extracted per village, giving 75,697 kg yr−1 in total, which is equivalent to 123 UK dairy cattle. In all villages, 48.07% ± 17.58 of animals hunted were consumed by the hunter and his family, around 32.73% ± 12.55, were sold, followed by a lower percentage of carcasses partially sold and consumed (19.21% ± 17.02). Between 60% and 80% of carcasses belonged to the “least concern” category, followed by “near threatened”, “vulnerable” and, rarely “endangered”. The only endangered species hunted was the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). We suggest that hunting is a critical activity that provides a vital source of food for our study communities. Measured wild meat extraction levels are likely to be sustainable if hunter densities do not increase.

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喀麦隆东南部定居的巴卡俾格米人狩猎和使用野肉

由于定居，许多巴卡俾格米人改变了他们的流动方式，从游牧生活方式转变为住在路边村庄。这些定居群体越来越依赖种植的食物，但仍然依赖森林资源。人们对狩猎野生动物以获取食物和金钱的依赖程度，以及定居侏儒群体的狩猎情况鲜为人知。在这项研究中，我们描述了喀麦隆东南部 Djoum-Mintom 公路沿线的 10 个 Baka 村庄使用野生肉类的情况。从 121 名猎人的 1,946 次狩猎旅行收集的数据中，我们表明大多数旅行大约为 13 小时，中位数为 8 小时。在单次旅行中采集了 1.15 ± 1.11 具动物尸体的平均值 ± SD；旅行时间和屠体之间存在正相关关系。一共2个，研究采集了24个动物科49种245具尸体；除了一个村庄外，所有村庄的物种多样性都相似。大多数被猎杀的动物是哺乳动物，其中有蹄类动物的比例最高。按物种划分，研究村庄中所有猎人提取的动物生物量的一半以上是由四种哺乳动物提供的。大多数动物被困（65.77%±16.63），其次是用枪射击（22.56%±17.72）、其他方法（8.69%±6.96）和狗（2.96%±4.49）。每个村庄平均提取 7,569.7 ± 6,103.4 kg yr−1 (2,080.8–19,351.4)，总共提取 75,697 kg yr−1，相当于 123 头英国奶牛。在所有村庄，48.07% ± 17.58 的猎物被猎人及其家人食用，约 32.73% ± 12.55 被出售，其次是部分出售和消耗的屠体比例较低 (19.21% ± 17.02)。60% 到 80% 的尸体属于“最不受关注”类别，其次是“近危”、“易受伤害”，很少是“濒危”。唯一被猎杀的濒危物种是黑猩猩（Pan troglodytes）。我们建议狩猎是一项关键活动，为我们的研究社区提供重要的食物来源。如果猎人密度不增加，测量的野生肉类提取水平可能是可持续的。我们建议狩猎是一项关键活动，为我们的研究社区提供重要的食物来源。如果猎人密度不增加，测量的野生肉类提取水平可能是可持续的。我们建议狩猎是一项关键活动，为我们的研究社区提供重要的食物来源。如果猎人密度不增加，测量的野生肉类提取水平可能是可持续的。