Meat Prices Influence the Consumption of Wildlife by the Tsimane' Amerindians of Bolivia

Research among 510 Tsimane' Amerindians living in the rainforests of Bolivia show how the prices of game and meat from domesticated animals affect the consumption of game. The study revealed that the price of fish and meat from livestock is positively correlated with consumption of wildlife, suggesting that policy makers may be able to reduce the unsustainable hunting of wildlife for food by reducing the price of fish and meat from domesticated animals relative to that of wildlife.