Pattiselanno, Freddy, and Lubis, Muhammad Irfansyah (2014) Hunting at the Abun regional marine protected areas: a link between wildmeat and food security. HAYATI Journal of Biosciences, 21 (4). pp. 180-186.

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Abstract

Native Papuans are relied on hunting for subsistence purposes and significantly contributed to traditional cultures. However, in Papua information on hunting is limited and largely restricted to anthropological setting with most observations were done on the forest sites in lowland and highland landscapes. This study focuses on the contribution of hunting on food security along the coastal forests at the Bird's Head Peninsula. Do people live near coastal sites mostly rely on marine resources as protein source? We gathered data on hunting by the majority of Karon ethnic group in the Abun district of Tambrauw Regency at the Bird's Head Peninsula of Papua, Indonesia. We used information from in-depth interviews with hunters and households meal survey at four villages of Abun: Waibem, Wau, Warmandi and Saubeba. Reasons for hunting were varies among respondents but mostly conducted for trade. Six species of mammals and three birds were commonly hunted by using six different hunting techniques. Wild pig and rusa deer were the major targets in hunting to meet the demand of meat for both trading and household consumption. Meals containing wildmeat was the most consumed meal, greater than meals containing fish, animal products and vegetables, and noodles.

Item ID:	64399
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2086-4094
Keywords:	hunting, coast landscape, Bird's Head Peninsula of Papua, food security
Copyright Information:	Copyright © 2014 Institut Pertanian Bogor. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Funders:	Skyrail Foundation (SF), Rufford Foundation (RF), Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT)
Projects and Grants:	RF Grant 10569-1, SFRT Program of SEARCA Grant GCS11-4203
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2020 22:34
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management @ 50% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050210 Pacific Peoples Environmental Knowledge @ 25% 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology @ 25%
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