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SUBSISTENCE HUNTING FOR TURTLES IN NORTHWESTERN ECUADOR
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2014 We describe the subsistence exploitation of an entire turtle fauna in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. We collected first-hand accounts and witnessed a number of capture techniques used by rural Afroecuadorian and Chachi inhabitants of the Cayapas-Santiago ...
John L Carr +3 more
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Patterns of mammal subsistence hunting in eastern Amazon, Brazil
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018 Hunting affects many threatened mammal species in Brazil. We described subsistence hunting patterns for medium‐ (1.0–14.9 kg) and large‐sized (>15 kg) mammal species by a rural community in the eastern Amazon, Brazil. From April 2012 to November 2013, we
Geison Pires Mesquita +2 more
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Wildlife LettersWe estimate the annual mortality of big cats (Panthera onca and Puma concolor) resulting from subsistence hunts in two Amazonian Extractive Reserves.
Elildo A. R. Carvalho Jr. +3 more
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Subsistence Hunting on a Pioneer Front of Amazonia: Case of Uruará
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2001 Although prohibited, hunting is widely practiced by rural populations settled along the Transamazon Highway. A diagnostic of subsistence hunting was conducted in 1997 in the Uruará district of Brazil.
T. Bonaudo +3 more
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Sustainability and comanagement of subsistence hunting in an indigenous reserve in Guyana [PDF]
Conservation Biology, 2017 Abstract Although hunting is a key component of subsistence strategies of many Amazonians, it is also one of the greatest threats to wildlife. Because indigenous reserves comprise over 20% of Amazonia, effective conservation often requires that conservation professionals work closely with indigenous groups to ...
Christopher A, Shaffer +4 more
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The effects of ammunition price on subsistence hunting in an Amazonian village [PDF]
Oryx, 2014 AbstractResearch has shown that consumers of wildlife are price sensitive and that the quantity of meat purchased is influenced by the cost of bushmeat and its substitutes. Although there is evidence that hunter-gatherers are optimal foragers whose behaviour is influenced by costs associated with foraging, there is a paucity of studies on whether the ...
Anders H. Sirén, David S. Wilkie
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Hunting and Trapping Technique Among Idu Mishmi Community of Arunachal Pradesh
Dera Natung Government College Research Journal, 2020 The tribal people obtain their numerous requirements from the area they inhabit with the help simplest tools and without any technical aid. They face multiple challenges with the modern way of life but yet these people are the most caring and loving ...
Riko Mihu
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The Cost of Gathering Among the Baka Forager-Horticulturalists From Southeastern Cameroon
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 What present-day foragers do for their living and what they eat have long been privileged areas for exploring human behavior, global health, and human evolution.
Sandrine Gallois, Amanda G. Henry
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Insights for contemporary hunting from ancient hellenic culture
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 Urbanization and other threats to hunting culture have inspired growth in research that addresses the role of hunting in western society today. This literature addresses the juxtaposition of non‐subsistence hunting and modern western models of wildlife ...
Christos K. Sokos +3 more
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Rangifer, 2003 Caribou from the Teshekpuk Herd (TH) are an important subsistence resource for residents of Inupiaq villages in northern Alaska. In recent years the use of satellite telemetry has increased the understanding of the herd's annual movements and ...
Alexander K. Prichard +6 more
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