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ESR Endangered Species Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials ESR 6:41-53 (2008) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00127 Pangolins in peril: using local hunters’ knowledge to conserve elusive species in Vietnam Peter Newton1,*, Nguyen Van Thai2, Scott Roberton2, Diana Bell1 1Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK 2Small Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, Cuc Phuong National Park, PO Box 179, 6PO Ha Noi, Vietnam *Email: peter.newton@uea.ac.uk ABSTRACT: Pangolins are among the most valuable and widely traded taxa in the Southeast Asian illegal wildlife trade, yet little is known of their ecology and they are rarely reported in biodiversity surveys. Firstly, this study collated field and museum reports to produce the first distribution maps for the pangolins Manis pentadactyla and M. javanica in Vietnam. We also demonstrated that current biodiversity monitoring methods are rarely successful in recording pangolin presence and that most of the information about their distribution derives from the knowledge of local hunters. Secondly, semi-structured interviews with hunters revealed that the methods used to catch pangolins differed depending on species and site and suggest that the more terrestrial populations of M . pentadactyla are at greater risk from hunting than the more arboreal M. javanica. We highlight the value of applying local hunters’ knowledge to developing ecological study methods and conservation programmes for pangolin species in Southeast Asia. KEY WORDS: Pangolin · Wildlife trade · Conservation · Hunter · Interview · Vietnam Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Newton P, Nguyen TV, Roberton S, Bell D (2008) Pangolins in peril: using local hunters’ knowledge to conserve elusive species in Vietnam. Endang Species Res 6:41-53. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00127 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in ESR Vol. 6, No. 1. Online publication date: September 23, 2008 Print ISSN: 1863-5407; Online ISSN: 1613-4796 Copyright © 2008 Inter-Research.
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