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livelihood (Aziz et al. 2013). Besides, the Semoq Beri people in Pahang are unaware
of the risk of extinction faced by some of the animals they hunt, such as the Sunda
pangolin and the brown Asian giant tortoise, which are now critically endangered.
A general lack of awareness regarding wildlife conservation may also be a contributing factor. Hence, an effective awareness program and exposure through education among the Orang Asli need to be done extensively. This is to ensure that the
Orang Asli, especially the Semoq Beri people in Pahang, can continue to practice
their heritage and culture, but at the same time help in the conservation efforts in
line with the vision of the National Policy on Biological Diversity.
Table 9 (continued)
Scientific Name
Common Name
WCA 2010 IUCN CITES
Rattus norvegicus
Brown rat
LC
Rattus argentiventer
Ricefield rat
LC
Rattus tiomanicus
Malayan field rat
LC
Python sp.
Python
TP
LC
Pycnonotus goiavier
Yellow-vented bulbul
LC
II
Elanus caeruleus
Black-winged kite
LC
II
Spilopelia chinensis
Spotted dove
LC
Tyto alba
Barn owl
TP
LC
II
Copsychus malabaricus
White-Rumped Shama
P
LC
Copsychus saularis
Oriental magpie Robin
P
LC
Nectarinia jugularis
Olive-backed sunbird
TP
LC
Lyncornis temminckii
Malaysian-eared nightjar
LC
Dicrurus macrocercus
Black Drongo
TP
LC
Hirundo tahitica
Pacific swallow
TP
LC
Paradisaea minor
Common Aorora
LC
II
Centropus sinensis
Greater Coucal
TP
LC
Dogania subplana
Malayan softshell turtle
P
LC
II
Varanus salvator
Asian water monitor
P
LC
II
Loriculus galgulus
Blue-crowned hanging-parrot P
LC
II
Varanus dumerili
Dumeril’s monitor
TP
NE
II
Varanus nebulosus
Clouded monitor
TP
NE
I
Panthera sp
Leopard
TP
NE
TP Totally Protected, P Protected, AC Aborigines Consumption, CR Critically Endangered, EN
Endangered, VU Vulnerable, NT Near Threatened, LC Least Concern, NE Not Evaluated, I Trade
in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances, II Trade must be
controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with their survival, III contains species that are
protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling
the trade.
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livelihood (Aziz et al. 2013). Besides, the Semoq Beri people in Pahang are unaware
of the risk of extinction faced by some of the animals they hunt, such as the Sunda
pangolin and the brown Asian giant tortoise, which are now critically endangered.
A general lack of awareness regarding wildlife conservation may also be a contributing factor. Hence, an effective awareness program and exposure through education among the Orang Asli need to be done extensively. This is to ensure that the
Orang Asli, especially the Semoq Beri people in Pahang, can continue to practice
their heritage and culture, but at the same time help in the conservation efforts in
line with the vision of the National Policy on Biological Diversity.
Table 9 (continued)
Scientific Name
Common Name
WCA 2010 IUCN CITES
Rattus norvegicus
Brown rat
LC
Rattus argentiventer
Ricefield rat
LC
Rattus tiomanicus
Malayan field rat
LC
Python sp.
Python
TP
LC
Pycnonotus goiavier
Yellow-vented bulbul
LC
II
Elanus caeruleus
Black-winged kite
LC
II
Spilopelia chinensis
Spotted dove
LC
Tyto alba
Barn owl
TP
LC
II
Copsychus malabaricus
White-Rumped Shama
P
LC
Copsychus saularis
Oriental magpie Robin
P
LC
Nectarinia jugularis
Olive-backed sunbird
TP
LC
Lyncornis temminckii
Malaysian-eared nightjar
LC
Dicrurus macrocercus
Black Drongo
TP
LC
Hirundo tahitica
Pacific swallow
TP
LC
Paradisaea minor
Common Aorora
LC
II
Centropus sinensis
Greater Coucal
TP
LC
Dogania subplana
Malayan softshell turtle
P
LC
II
Varanus salvator
Asian water monitor
P
LC
II
Loriculus galgulus
Blue-crowned hanging-parrot P
LC
II
Varanus dumerili
Dumeril’s monitor
TP
NE
II
Varanus nebulosus
Clouded monitor
TP
NE
I
Panthera sp
Leopard
TP
NE
TP Totally Protected, P Protected, AC Aborigines Consumption, CR Critically Endangered, EN
Endangered, VU Vulnerable, NT Near Threatened, LC Least Concern, NE Not Evaluated, I Trade
in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances, II Trade must be
controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with their survival, III contains species that are
protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling
the trade.
The Ethnozoology, Wildlife Utilisation and Hunting Practices of the Semoq Beri Tribe…