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    Wild meat refers to meat legally and sustainably harvested for personal consumption, whereas game meat refers to meat that is sustainably, legally harvested through a regulated commercial trade.

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Julie Stein, Liz Gordon, Tim Clark, Andrew Tobiason, BCTF Supporting and Contributing Members, and the BCTF Steering Committee deserve thanks for their continuing support and work on behalf of BCTF.

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Eves, H.E., Hutchins, M., Bailey, N.D. (2008). The Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF). In: Stoinski, T.S., Steklis, H.D., Mehlman, P.T. (eds) Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70721-1_17

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