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FIG. 5 Number of carcasses by species weight category in (a) urban and (b) rural markets (Fig. 1) over 5 and 3 years, respectively. The signs indicate where the observed frequency is significantly more (+) or less (-) than the expected frequency, based on standardized residuals and z-score values.
FIG. 6 Per cent of carcasses in three species categories (pest, non-pest and carnivore) in (a) urban and (b) rural markets (Fig. 1)over 5 and 3 years, respectively. The signs indicate where the observed frequency is significantly more (+) or less (-) than the expected frequency, based on standardized residuals and z-score values.
The number of carcasses in each species weight cate-
gory varied significantly between study years in both Fa- ranah (χ2(8)= 183.833;P,0.001) and the three villages (χ2(4)= 107.093;P,0.001; Fig. 5). Although all weight cat- egories of species were traded as expected in 1994 in Faranah, in 1995 fewer species,10 kg and more species.50 kg were traded than expected. In 1996 similarly significantly fewer species ,10 kg and more species weighing 10–50 kg were traded than expected (Fig. 5a). In 2011 and 2017, however, there was a shift, with significantly more species ,10 kg, fewer species weighing 10–50 kg, and species.50 kg traded as expected (Fig. 5a). In rural areas in 2001 species ,10 kg and .50 kg were traded less than expected, and species weighing 10–50 kg were traded significantly more than ex- pected (Fig. 5b). In 2011 and 2017 small and large species were traded as expected and medium sized species were traded significantly less than expected (Fig. 5b). However, overall, the majority of species were small in 2011 and 2017 in both Faranah and the villages (Fig. 5). There was a significant association in the frequency of
carcasses recorded across years and wildlife categories (non-pest, pest and carnivore) in Faranah (χ2(8)= 76.68, P,0.001) and the rural areas (χ2(4)= 43.388,P,0.001). In Faranah, the carcasses of non-pest species were traded
significantly more than expected in 1994 but significantly less in 2017. The carcasses of pest species comprised 69.5% of all species sold in Faranah in 2017, significantly more than expected (Fig. 6a). Carnivore species were traded in Faranah as expected in 1994, 1995 and 1996 but significantly less than expected in 2011 and 2017 (Fig. 6a). In rural areas, non-pest species were traded significantly more than expected in 2001, and pest species significantly less. However, in 2011 pest species were traded significantly more than expected in villages, and there was no significant difference between observed and expected values in 2017, although these species comprised 52.1% of all recorded carcasses in 2017 (Fig. 6b). No significant differences were noted for carnivore species in rural areas.
Discussion
Our findings reveal that mammalian species comprise the greatest proportion of wildlife traded in the study region, corroborating studies carried out elsewhere in West and Central Africa (Fa et al., 2006). In the urban centre of Faranah, the number of carcasses and offtake of biomass were similar in 1994 and 2017, despite peaks in 1995 and
Oryx, 2021, 55(5), 717–724 © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International doi:10.1017/S0030605319001443
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