Hunt selection and pressure over the animal population of the Bosawas natural reserve buffer zone

Abstract

This article is a contribution to the protection and sustainable exploitation of the natural fauna through the characterization of the hunt pressure over the species present in the Bosawas natural reserve. The investigation will facilitate future environmental studies oriented to formulate project of conservation. It contains information, for each of the communities included in the research, about the preferred locations for hunting activities, the use and destination of the products obtained, the techniques and the selection and pressure exerted on specific species.