In Central African rainforests, primates are an essential biome for maintaining healthy forest ecosystems as seed dispersers. However, in recent years, wild primates have been declining and even locally extinct in many parts of Africa due to intensified hunting activities caused by the rapid population growth in urban areas and the influx of modern hunting technology.
 In order to implement practical conservation activities for wild primates, it is essential to understand each primate species' behavioural, ecological and other characteristics. On the other hand, although it is equally important to discuss the conservation and management of wild primates from the perspective of local people, there are only a few examples of studies that have investigated the actual local people’s hunting activities and their bushmeat use.
 I surveyed Southeastern Cameroon from December 2022 to January 2023 and November 2023 to January 2024 on 'hunting activities of the local people', 'food taboos against bushmeat' and 'usages and sale prices of bushmeat'. Based on the results of these surveys, I will discuss the practical conservation of wild primates in the study area.
 As in previous studies in other study areas, food taboos on primates existed at the study site. However, the results of the survey of local people's hunting activities revealed that almost all species of wild primates, including great apes, were routinely hunted. These findings suggest that the economic benefit from bushmeat trade is a major incentive for local people to hunt wild primates. Future research should explore ways to reduce incentives for bushmeat.