Kei Sawai, Masatoshi Sasaoka‡Corresponding author: Kei Sawai ( sawaik@eis.hokudai.ac.jp ) © Kei Sawai, Masatoshi Sasaoka. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Sawai K, Sasaoka M (2022) Socially acceptable pangolin and porcupine conservation measures in Kalimantan, Indonesia. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e85535 |  |
Retracted on authors' request because of error in the data.
This study aims to (1) investigate the meaning and importance of local porcupine and pangolin hunting in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and (2) discuss socially acceptable measures to conserve these rare species based on analyses using the routine activity theory framework. Key informant interviews, household surveys, and self-administered sheet surveys were conducted intermittently in 2019 and 2020 in the indigenous village of Kalimantan, Indonesia, to collect data on local information, food resources, the number of animals caught, household income, perceptions of game population trends, and acceptability of conservation policies. The data showed that (1) the primary purpose of hunting for the locals is earning income; (2) even though hunting rare species can earn significant money, the locals did not consider it an important income source because of its uncertainty; (3) locals believe that their hunting has reduced the populations of pangolins and porcupines, and some were interested in conservation. Our analyses suggested that introducing hunting regulations into local customary laws would be realistic and socially acceptable for the community.