Hunting bushmeat is West Africa has become more than subsistence, it has become a source of income for many people. In a survey of bushmeat hunting in Cameroon, Julie Wright and Nancy Priston of Oxford University found the species most preferred were porcupines, guenons, pangolins, cane rats, red duikers and other mammals and birds. However, some species were avoided by some hunters because of traditional beliefs. Chimps, gorillas, leopards, forest buffalo, forest elephants, and Python sebae were avoid by 83% of the hunters because of the belief that some people can transform themselves into animals. Hunters avoided these species for fear of killing a person.
Wright, J. H. and N. E. C. Priston. 2010. Hunting and trapping in Lebialem Division, Cameroon: bushmeat harvesting practices and human reliance. Endangered Species Research 11:1-12. Open Access at: http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2010/11/n011p001.pdf