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elders of the sub-tribe as most of the villagers preferred to seek medical treatment
at a clinic or the nearest hospital.
The use of wildlife by Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir could be considered sustainable. This was possible because their way of life was connected to the forest and
the lake. The Semoq Beri sub-tribe regarded the forest as a “bank”, in which their
sources of livelihood were safely stored (Ramle et al. 2014). From this connection,
their surroundings were considered as an entity born of supernatural powers after
the birth of man to meet the needs of human biology. The subtribe believed the
forest and lake had the same status as human life and were treated with respect.
Table 3 The methods and tools used by the Orang Asli of Kampung Sungai Berua to hunt for
aquatic and fish resources
Methods/ Tools
River term
River characteristics
Fishing rod and hook
Pahog/ lawog
Small and intermediate depth
Nets
Lawog / geradu
Wide with intermediate or deep depth
Traps
Pahog
Small but fast stream
Diving and spear gun
Lawog
Intermediate size and depth
Hand
Pahog
Small and shallow
Table 4 List of animals used for medicinal and spiritual purposes
Species
Local name
Part
used
Mode of uses
Purposes
Anabantidae
Anabas testudineus Puyu
Kept as pets
To ward off evil spirits or
bad luck
Hemibagrus
capitulum
Baung
Barbels Nailed to the tree To promote flowering
and fruiting of plants
Channidae
Channa lucius
Bujuk
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Channa
micropeltes
Toman
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Channa striata
Haruan
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Dicroglossidae
Limnonectes
macrodon
Katak gergasi/
Balio
Meat
Grilled and
consumed
To treat back pain
Emydidae
Trachemys scripta Kura-kura merah/
kura merah
Heart
Grilled and
consumed
To treat cough
Hirudinidae
Hirudo sp.
Lintah
Meat
Oil extracted
from grilling
To give energy
Synbranchidae
Monopterus albus Belut
Meat
Consumed
To give energy
Ethnoichtyological Survey of the Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu
elders of the sub-tribe as most of the villagers preferred to seek medical treatment
at a clinic or the nearest hospital.
The use of wildlife by Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir could be considered sustainable. This was possible because their way of life was connected to the forest and
the lake. The Semoq Beri sub-tribe regarded the forest as a “bank”, in which their
sources of livelihood were safely stored (Ramle et al. 2014). From this connection,
their surroundings were considered as an entity born of supernatural powers after
the birth of man to meet the needs of human biology. The subtribe believed the
forest and lake had the same status as human life and were treated with respect.
Table 3 The methods and tools used by the Orang Asli of Kampung Sungai Berua to hunt for
aquatic and fish resources
Methods/ Tools
River term
River characteristics
Fishing rod and hook
Pahog/ lawog
Small and intermediate depth
Nets
Lawog / geradu
Wide with intermediate or deep depth
Traps
Pahog
Small but fast stream
Diving and spear gun
Lawog
Intermediate size and depth
Hand
Pahog
Small and shallow
Table 4 List of animals used for medicinal and spiritual purposes
Species
Local name
Part
used
Mode of uses
Purposes
Anabantidae
Anabas testudineus Puyu
Kept as pets
To ward off evil spirits or
bad luck
Hemibagrus
capitulum
Baung
Barbels Nailed to the tree To promote flowering
and fruiting of plants
Channidae
Channa lucius
Bujuk
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Channa
micropeltes
Toman
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Channa striata
Haruan
Meat
Consumed
To accelerate wound
healing
Dicroglossidae
Limnonectes
macrodon
Katak gergasi/
Balio
Meat
Grilled and
consumed
To treat back pain
Emydidae
Trachemys scripta Kura-kura merah/
kura merah
Heart
Grilled and
consumed
To treat cough
Hirudinidae
Hirudo sp.
Lintah
Meat
Oil extracted
from grilling
To give energy
Synbranchidae
Monopterus albus Belut
Meat
Consumed
To give energy
Ethnoichtyological Survey of the Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu