Project hunt: an assessment of wildlife hunting practices by local community in Chizami, Nagaland, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa

Kewekhrozo Thopi¹  Tshetsholo Naro¹  Wekhrode Wezah²  Erekhrou Naro²  Wetolo-u L. Mero²  Lhitshewe Akami²  Khromeseu Thopi²  Tshekulhi Thopi²  Kuweu Rhakho²  Lhitshou Thopi²  Tekhewu-u Tsuhah²  Ezekolhi Naro²  Erite L. Mero²  Wetshokhro Thopi²  Kekhrowu-u Kapfo²  Khrobeu Wezah²  Metshewe-u Chirhah²  Tekhewulo Chirhah²  Neelesh Dahanukar³  Wekoweu Tsuhah⁴  Payal B. Molur⁵ 

[1] Hoolock Gibbon Eco Club (HGEC), North East Network (NEN), Resource Center, Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland 797102, IndiaNorth East Network (NEN), Resource Center, Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland, 797102, India;Hoolock Gibbon Eco Club (HGEC), North East Network (NEN), Resource Center, Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland 797102, India;Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), G1 Block, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India;North East Network (NEN), Resource Center, Chizami, Phek District, Nagaland, 797102, India;Social Sciences and Policy Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, IndiaGo Wild, D2, ‘Mitralaya’ Gem Nirmaalayam, EB Colony Phase 2, Ganapathy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641006, India;

关键词: Chakhesang tribe;    conservation;    community forest;    education;    traditional practices;    Wildlife (Protection) Act.;   

DOI  :  10.11609/JoTT.o4219.7729-43

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hunting is suggested as a major threat to Indian wildlife, especially in the northeastern states. In Nagaland hunting has a traditional and cultural significance, which should be taken into consideration by conservation efforts.  Limited information is available on this issue, and in order to establish a baseline for efforts aimed at education and implementation of conservation programmes, in this study we investigated various aspects of hunting practices in Chizami Village, Nagaland.  Our study involved general voting by 868 people and detailed interviews of 80 hunters, and explores the demography of hunters, hunting areas, hunting preference for season and animals, methods of hunting, reasons for hunting and willingness to cease hunting.  Our results indicate that education could be an important primer for initiating biological conservation efforts in Chizami and other areas.

 

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