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Kisangani Market, a major poaching product center
Kinshasa12-05-2018
Economie - During a mini-survey conducted at the central market of Kisangani, it was revealed that the game found there, mainly the monkey, is shot in very remote areas of Kisangani.
Illegal hunting remains a common practice of most hunters operating in Tshopo province. So that different animal species are threatened with extinction. The central market of Kisangani remains, in this dynamic, one of the main places of trading of the product of poaching yet prohibited by the national and international laws. Although game is tasty and easy to digest, game can not be obtained by any means. Amongst the species of poaching are buffaloes, monkeys and antelopes.
The quantity of these wild species is only decreasing State services, supposed to repress poaching, close the eye. They are content with taxes and other royalties paid by game suppliers and sellers.
"I have been selling game from the Kisangani Central Market for over 15 years. Ituri is the place of origin of the goods. At the beginning of my career, there was game in large quantities. Currently, the suppliers report to me that there is less and less game. My clientele is made up on average of housewives, "said a saleswoman.
In most cases, vendors and suppliers are ignorant of the law. Others claim to have resorted to poaching as well as to the sale of its product because of the lack of employment.
"The carcasses of monkeys that I sell come from an area located 73 km from Kisangani. I go there regularly with cartridges that I distribute to local hunters. These serve me after a period not exceeding a week. By trip, I bring back on average 50 carcasses of monkeys. No one can forbid me this trade, because game is a gift from God and a group of individuals who claim to act in the name of the law. Nevertheless, I sometimes pay taxes from the Ministry of Environment and some fees at certain barriers, "said a game salesman at the central market in Kisangani.
All the vendors and suppliers surveyed downplayed the health threat they face. Still, scientists argue the handling of dead animals can not remain without consequences. The risk of developing the zoonosis is great.
"There is a risk of contamination when handling corpses, sick animals, freshly baked bush meat and with no protection. It is therefore advisable to be wary of any biological fluid such as blood, urines, saliva, sperm milk, sweat and tears. Viral, bacterial and zoonotic threats are common. The unprotected handling of corpses can therefore be the basis of contamination of rabies, plague, Ebola virus disease, bird flu, swine, monkey poison and others. Many emerging diseases can be developed not only in humans, but also in livestock, "warns ConsolateKaswekya, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Science at Kisangani University.
Olivier Kaforo / The Potential
