TY - JOUR AU - Duporge, Isla AU - Hodgetts, Timothy AU - Wang, Tiejun AU - Macdonald, David W. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/11 TI - The spatial distribution of illegal hunting of terrestrial mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic map JO - Environmental Evidence SP - 15 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - There is a rich body of literature addressing the topic of illegal hunting of wild terrestrial mammals. Studies on this topic have risen over the last decade as species are under increasing risk from anthropogenic threats. Sub-Saharan Africa contains the highest number of terrestrial mammals listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. However, the spatial distribution of illegal hunting incidences is not well documented. To address this knowledge gap, the systematic map presented here aims to answer three research questions: (1) What data are available on the spatial distribution of illegal hunting of terrestrial mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa in relation to environmental and anthropogenic correlates i.e. proximity to roads, water bodies, human settlement areas, different land tenure arrangements and anti-poaching ranger patrol bases? (2) Which research methodologies have primarily been used to collect quantitative data and how comparable are these data? (3) Is there a bias in the research body toward particular taxa and geographical areas? SN - 2047-2382 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-020-00195-8 DO - 10.1186/s13750-020-00195-8 ID - Duporge2020 ER -