Zootherapeutic uses of wildmeat and associated products in the semiarid region of Brazil: general aspects and challenges for conservation

• Main Authors: Wedson Medeiros Silva Souto (Author), Raynner Rilke Duarte Barboza (Author), Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira (Author), Arnaldo José Correia Magalhães Júnior (Author), Julio Marcelino Monteiro (Author), Érika de Araújo Abi-chacra (Author), Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hunting wildlife for medicinal purposes is a widespread practice throughout Brazil; however, studies about the animals used for zootherapeutic practices have been performed almost exclusively with traders (herbalists) and end consumers, and not hunters. This makes it difficult to...