Bushmeat is meat that comes from the hunting of wild animals in the tropics. The demand for bushmeat is high and growing, particularly due to commercial trade (also outside Africa and Asia). If nothing is done about this uncontrolled trade, many species will become extinct in the near future. This primarily concerns large primates, but also includes, for example, elephants, ungulates, hippos, snakes, birds, and predators.

About 100 million kilos of bushmeat are consumed per year.