Deep in a remote region of Cameroon, we are following two hunters looking for bush meat -- forest animals they can kill to feed their families.

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Meanwhile the government has asked all companies to provide "eco guards" to police the forests to stop illegal hunting and trade in bush meat, which is the staple of the Ba'aka.

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The forestry ministry already has several teams in place trying to make locals aware of the dangers of eating primates, but they admit it is a losing battle in a region where bush meat has formed a staple part of people's diets for centuries.

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But ironically, these regulations are undermined by corruption as the trade is organised by members of local elites who ensure that "their" bush meat sellers are not targeted by the eco guards - and instead, the eco guards have been accused of victimising the Ba'aka.

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President Bush and Vice President Cheney, who could have tossed rhetorical red meat to the party faithful, were banished from the stage in Minnesota.

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