In Cameroon and other West African countries, the illegal bushmeat trade is part of the population’s constant struggle to find enough protein to eat. Pangolins, genets, small deer, squirrels, rats, and even the venomous Gabon viper are sought-after prey. An increase in bushmeat hunting has become an unintended side effect of European fishing policies, since modern fishing fleets exercise tremendous pressure on the Gulf of Guinea, forcing people to look for food elsewhere.