Effectiveness of Patrolling Protected Areas Against Bushmeat Poaching Through Snaring in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya

Abstract

Bushmeat poaching - illegal hunting of wildlife for their meat - is seen as a severe threat to wildlife by both the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and managers of Kenyan protected areas. Protected areas must therefore be patrolled against bushmeat poachers ............................................................................................................................ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................