Use of game fauna by Fulni-o people in Northeastern Brazil: implications for conservation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the influence of several factors on the hunting of game meat, we investigated how the seasonality of the environment, the abundance, and the biomass of wild animals, as well as the proximity to these resources, can affect the hunting.

Methods

The research was developed with the Fulni-ô people in the municipality of Águas Belas, Agreste of Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil. In order to do this, we applied snowball sampling to select the participants. Data from potentially useful game species were obtained from lists and semi-structured interviews to register their particular kind of uses, capture periods (daytime, night, or both), preferences, and perceived abundance. The hunters who allowed their game meat captured to be weighed and identified were followed f

SUBMITTER: da Silva JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164412 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature