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Titre :	Extreme levels of hunting of birds in a remote village of Hainan Island, China
Auteurs :	Wei Liang, Auteur ; Yan Cai, Auteur ; Can-Chao Yang, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Bird Conservation International (23(1) MAR 2013)
Article en page(s) :	45-52
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	In China, many bird species are generally thought to be threatened mainly, or at least partly, by hunting. However, there have been few studies of bird hunting at a local scale. Bird hunting and trade in Nanmao, a remote mountainous village of Hainan Island, China, was investigated during March-July 2003 and September-October 2005. In total, 86 households were visited, of which 43 % reported that they engaged in hunting of birds while 91 % of households were seen to have hunted birds or hunting tools. This indicated that hunting by village people was widespread. Most hunters were male, and were between 12 and

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