Local hunting practices and perceptions regarding the distribution and ecological role of the Large Flying Fox (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Pteropus vampyrus) in western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

• Main Authors: Mohd Azlan, Jayasilan, Joon, Yee Yong, Nabila Norshuhadah, Mohd Hazzrol, Philovenny, Pengiran, Arianti, Atong, Sheema, Abdul Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2022
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37861/3/Local%20hunting.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37861/; https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/6977/8293
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Pteropodids such as flying foxes are declining rapidly across their range due to human activities, despite their benefit to humans through ecosystem services. The Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus had a wide distribution across Borneo, but is now severely reduced in numbers, and rarely sighted. In...