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Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011
Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology. Historically, ethnozoological publications grew out of studies undertaken in
Alves Romulo, Romulo Rn Alves
exaly   +5 more sources

An introduction to ethnozoology with examples of ethnozoological knowledge of local communities adjacent to the Oshtoran-Kuh protected area [PDF]

Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān, 2022
Ethnozoology is the study of human groups' interaction and fauna, the role of animals in people’s lives, and related beliefs that have shaped human culture.
Leila Liriaei, Mohammad Avatefi Hemmat, Ali Jahani   +2 more
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Religious Insight: Ethnozoology of Tota’an Dove Jember

El Harakah, 2023
In Jember's culture, dove symbolizes peace and purity. Tota'an tradition captures attention as a cultural symbol that fosters a sense of brotherhood, connecting communities.
Robit Nurul Jamil
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Traditional Use of Wild and Domestic Fauna among Different Ethnic Groups in the Western Himalayas—A Cross Cultural Analysis

Animals, 2022
Animal-derived products have an important role in treating many health conditions and have widely been used across cultures. In South Asia, ethnozoological research has been conducted only by a small number of researchers.
Musheerul Hassan, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Riyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Majeed, Hakim Ali Sahito, Madeeha Shirani, Iqra Mubeen, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Andrea Pieroni, Rainer W. Bussmann, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Mohamed Al-Yafrsi, Hosam O. Elansary, Kowiyou Yessoufou   +14 more
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Ecological Knowledge and Management of Fauna Among the Mexicatl of the Sierra Negra, México: An Interpretive Approach

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Generally motivated by the relevance of animals in human subsistence, the management of fauna has taken different shapes throughout the world. This study aims to analyse a typology of management forms, exploring their relationship with the motivation to ...
Mariana Zarazúa-Carbajal, Mariana Zarazúa-Carbajal, Michelle Chávez-Gutiérrez, Juan Luis Peña-Mondragón, Alejandro Casas   +4 more
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Ethnozoological Knowledge about Aquatic Mammals in Public Schools: Proposals for an Intercultural Teaching of Science

Science Education International, 2022
This study assessed the knowledge, feelings, and life experiences of students in public middle schools in the Brazilian Amazon towards aquatic mammals by applying semi-structured interviews, with a qualitative-quantitative approach.
Angélica Lúcia Figueiredo Rodrigues , Gabriel Melo-Santos , Geilsa Costa Santos Baptista , Jairo Robles-Piñeros , Maria Luisa da Silva   +4 more
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Community-Based Workshops to Involve Rural Communities in Wildlife Management Case Study: Bighorn Sheep in Baja California, Mexico

Animals, 2023
The description of natural history, and information on the factors threatening conservation, the distribution area, and the status of species population are necessary for proper wildlife management.
Enrique de J. Ruiz-Mondragón, Guillermo Romero-Figueroa, Rafael Paredes-Montesinos, Luz A. Tapia-Cabazos, Luis A. Méndez-Rosas, Crystian S. Venegas-Barrera, María E. Arrellano-García, Israel Guerrero-Cárdenas, Eloy A. Lozano-Cavazos   +8 more
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Invertebrates and herptiles for livelihoods—ethnozoological use among different ethnic communities in Jammu and Kashmir (Indian Himalayas)

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Ethnic communities have relied on animals and their derived products for ages, and their use is often intricately related to many cultural features.
Musheerul Hassan, Musheerul Hassan, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Riyaz Ahmad, Rainer W. Bussmann, Rainer W. Bussmann, José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra   +9 more
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Ethnozoological study of animal based medicines used by traditional healers from south eastern area of Golaghat district, Assam [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2023
Animals have played an important role in human life from ancient times. The knowledge on the use of many animals and their by-products in traditional medicines by various ethnic communities is generally passed verbally from one generation to the next ...
Gitashri Saikia, Raju N.L.
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Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals

Ecology and Society, 2021
Although overexploitation threatens some high-profile medicinal animals, little is known about global patterns in the use of - and threats to - medicinal animals.
Monica L. Short, Chris T. Darimont
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