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Inedible Diversity use of Blue Duiker, Cephalophus Monticola (Thunberg, 1789) of Cameroon

Miantsia Fokam Olivier^1,3*, Meutchieye Felix¹ and Tsi Angwafo Evaristus²

¹University of Dschang, Cameroon

²University of Bamenda, Cameroon

³Nlonako Valley Authority Specialized Incubator Centre, Cameroon

Submission: September 09, 2021;Published: October 22, 2021

*Corresponding author: Miantsia Fokam Olivier, University of Dschang, Cameroon

How to cite this article:Miantsia F O, Meutchieye F, Tsi Angwafo E. Inedible Diversity use of Blue Duiker, Cephalophus Monticola (Thunberg, 1789) of Cameroon. JOJ Wildl Biodivers. 2021: 4(2): 555631 DOI: 10.19080/JOJWB.2021.04.555631

Keywords:Blue duiker; Animal; Bimodal rain forest; Cameroon

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Inedible use of blue duiker refers to ethno zoology of this animal. It is different uses of blue duiker that are not food. The blue duiker is the most important animal in Africa as to bush meat concerned. It is the only sub-species found throughout the continent south of the Sahara [1-3]. It occurs in habitats from dense rainforests to dry land savannas. And, in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, the blue duiker is eaten more than any other animal. This very small antelope, caught by snare or net, can be found in the meat markets of villages, towns, and cities in all countries from Central Africa forest zones. Throughout most of their ranges these animals are highly sought “bushmeats.”

The blue duiker alone contributes more than 10 billion FCFA≈18092268.24USD [4,5] to household savings and represents 34.04% of bush meat foundling in the market [6]. This animal, commonly known as “hare”, is well known to forest populations for its food use [7,8]. Beyond this use, it could take on other types of little-known uses. Among the Mbo of Nkongsamba, a dowry ceremony cannot take place without the meat of the blue duiker.

To improve the non-food uses of the blue duiker, three actors were called upon; hunters, vendors and eco-guards. The sampling of the actors monitored was carried out randomly. Thus, data was collected from 645 people over a 12-month period from January 2018 to December 2018 in the following three agro ecological zones: Bimodal Rain Forest (BRF); Monomodal Rain Forest (MRF) and the Western Highlands (WH). The software analysis SPSS version 21.0 and XLSTAT-Pro version 7.5.2. was use for data analysis. Statistical test is the Test-Khi2.

The blue duiker is used for medicinal, craft, cultural and ornamental purposes (Table 1). Parts of the blue duiker have multiple uses. These parts are listed in (Table 2) below. (Figure 1-4) present the different parts used from the blue duiker.

P < 0.05. Each letter in index (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) indicates a sub-set of categorical ages of which the proportions in the column do not vary significantly from each other at 0.05.

P < 0.05. Each letter in index (a, b, c) indicates a sub-set of categorical zones of which the proportions in the column do not vary significantly from each other at 0.05.

Conclusion

This study was permitted to evaluation the diversity use nonfood of blue duiker in Cameroon. It is very important to introduce blue duiker in the strategy of wildlife management of Congo Basin. The sustainable management of this animal will the grantee of the cultural conservation and the biodiversity in Africa. It will be necessary to widen studies of the animal in order to have data base of blue duiker.

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