Estimating hunting prevalence and wild meat reliance in Cambodia’s Eastern Plains by Ibbett, H, Keane, A, Griffin, O, Dobson, A, Travers, H, Milner-Gulland, E

“…Within Cambodia, the use of wire snares to capture wildlife is a severe threat in protected areas but there have been few studies of the behaviour of hunters from local communities. Here, we combine the unmatched count technique with direct questioning to estimate the prevalence of hunting behaviours and wildlife consumption amongst 705 households living within Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia. …”

Nature-Based Coastal Adaptation: A Comparative Assessment to Inform Effective Implementation by Winer-Chan, Rose

“…This study employs stakeholder interviews to explore and compare four NBCA case studies from design through implementation: Hunter’s Point South Park and West Pond in Queens, New York; Rose Larisa Park in East Providence, Rhode Island; and the Sand Motor in South Holland, the Netherlands. …”
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The bushmeat trade in northern Ghana: market dynamics, drivers of trade and implications for conservation by Sackey, H, McNamara, J, Milner-Gulland, EJ, Ntiamoa Baidu, Y

“…Seasonal fluctuations of bushmeat sales demonstrated the importance of bushmeat as part of a diversified livelihood strategy for hunters and traders. Furthermore, this study underscores the significant role that long-distance trade networks play as key drivers of the bushmeat trade in these parts of northern Ghana, and highlights the risks posed by current extraction levels for species conservation in this understudied region. …”

Small game hunting in montane rainforests: specialised capture and broad spectrum foraging in the Late Pleistocene to Holocene New Guinea Highlands by Gaffney, D, Summerhayes, GR, Luu, S, Menzies, J, Douglass, K, Spitzer, M, Bulmer, S

“…We show that Yuku was first occupied at least c. 17,500 years ago and that Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene hunters targeted a wide range of small-bodied and agile species from the mid-montane forest, with a particular focus on cuscus (Phalanger spp.). …”

Conservation of large predator populations: demographic and spatial responses of African lions to the intensity of trophy hunting by Loveridge, A, Valeix, M, Chapron, G, Davidson, Z, Mtare, G, Macdonald, D

“…Adult males were primarily targeted by trophy hunters, but survival of all age and sex classes were lowest when male lion off-takes were highest. …”

Towards a tourism development zone for ancient city of Mrauk-U and its environs by Win, Myint

“…Similarly many stupas and temples were destroyed by treasure hunters who are in search of antiquities and valuable jewellery. …”
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Zero-knowledge machine learning application in blockchain for decentralized computing by Li, Yihan

“…The application enables users to act as bounty providers or hunters, engaging in verifiable and monetizable computational tasks. …”
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Ephemeral architecture : in between permanence and impermanence towards sustainable architecture / Sayed Muhammad Aiman Sayed Abul Khair and Prof Madya Dr. Ismail Samsuddin by Sayed Muhammad Aiman, Sayed Abul Khair, Ismail, Samsuddin

“…It is also considered as portable architecture which existed before the agriculture period when the humans lived as hunters and gatherers. As time goes by, permanence has become a new mode and the fundamentals of architecture tomost people that understand architecture. …”
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Chewong modes of thought by Howell, S, Howell, Signe Lise

“…They are shifting cultivators, hunters and gatherers.</p> <p>After an introductory chapter in which language, history, ecology, economy, demography, and kinship are briefly examined, the main body of the thesis is presented in three parts.…”

Multi-dimensional networking and distributed computing services by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…In the past decade, we have witnessed a significant increase in the number of Internet users and technology hunters. With the aid of wireless communications and demand of flexible anytime, anywhere networking, many types of wireless self-organizing networks have already gained huge popularity among users. …”
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Dating the Middle Palaeolithic deposits of La Quina Amont (Charente, France) using luminescence methods by Frouin, M, Lahaye, C, Valladas, H, Higham, T, Debénath, A, Delagnes, A, Mercier, N

“…Moreover, the new chronological framework suggests that the makers of the Quina lithic technocomplex (LTC), who were reindeer hunters, inhabited the site from the end of marine isotope stage (MIS) 4 to the beginning of MIS 3. …”

The life-history of a late Mesolithic woman in Iberia: A sequential multi-isotope approach by Fernández-Crespo, T, le Roux, PJ, Ordoño, J, Ditchfield, PW, Schulting, RJ

“…Strontium isotope data support relatively restricted mobility from age 2.5 to 8 (i.e. the approximate time-span covered by enamel formation in the permanent maxillary second molar), consistent with the high degree of territoriality attributed to the last hunters-gatherers in northern Iberia.…”

Dogs, divers, deer and diet. Stable isotope results from Star Carr and a response to Dark by Schulting, R, Richards, M

“…New osteological and C-isotope evidence on Mesolithic dogs: companions to hunters and fishers at Star Carr, Seamer Carr and Kongemose. …”

Comparison of fusion of different algorithms in mapping of Melaleuca forest in Marang district, Malaysia by Saberioon, Mohammadmehdi, Mardan, Makhdzir, Nordin, Laili, Mohd Sood, Alias

“…Melaleuca cajuputi and Acacia auriculiformis trees are major sources of nectar and pollen for Apis dorsata and the colonies are a major source of honey to the rural poor, honey hunters. Honey is a supplementary income to many of these people (including school children) in the Marang district, Terengganu. …”
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Connecting the bee dots by Mardan, Makhdzir

“…All three incidents of encounters with Giant honeybees, carpenter bees and honey hunters provided him inspiration for the development model for beekeeping in Malaysia taking into account the resource-needs, or specificity between plants and the type of bees. …”
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Where have all the flowers gone? A call for federal leadership in deer management in the United States by Blossey, B, Hare, D, Waller, DM

“…Furthermore, State Wildlife Agencies have retained their traditional focus to manage wildlife for recreational hunters while neglecting their obligations to manage wildlife in the interest of all citizens rather than special interest groups. …”

The symbiosis of people and plants by Daly, L

“…The North Rupununi, the homeland of the Makushi people, is a bioculturally diverse mosaic of neotropical savannahs, forests, and wetlands. As subsistence hunters, fishers, and horticulturalists, the Makushi live in a constant and dynamic interaction with their ecologically rich surroundings. …”

A new biologging approach reveals unique flightless molt strategies of Atlantic puffins by Darby, JH, Harris, MP, Wanless, S, Quinn, JL, Bråthen, VS, Fayet, AL, Clairbaux, M, Hart, T, Guilford, T, Freeman, R, Jessopp, MJ

“…However, the timing and location of molt remain largely unknown, with most information coming from studies on birds killed by storms or shot by hunters for food. Using light-level geolocators with saltwater immersion loggers, we develop a method for determining flightless periods in the context of the annual cycle. …”

Gardners' lives in the long C19th by Denby, J

“…</p> <p>The contribution of gardeners to invention, innovation and discovery is highlighted through their role in the development of public parks and case studies of the introduction of tea into India by Fortune; of cinchona plants into India by McIvor; of Saunders as head of the USDA; the plant hunters Cross and Weir; the inventors, Fry and Becket; the hybridist, Culverwell and Darwin’s assistant John Scott.…”

Predict location(s) of Apis dorsata nesting sites using remote sensing and geographic information system in Melaleuca forest by Saberioon, Mohammadmehdi, Mardan, Makhdzir, Nordin, Laili, Mohd Sood, Alias, Gholizadeh, Asa

“…Result: Based on the map and field survey, it is clear that almost all Apis dorsata nesting sites were located in the Acacia auriculiformis areas Melaleuca cajuputi is mostly using by Apis dorsata as source of nectar and pollen in Marang district, Malaysia Conclusion: The outcome on the distribution area and feral colonies nesting sites will be used to propose the locating of possible A. dorsata nesting sites and understand better nesting behavior of Apis dorsata to improvement searching ability for honey hunters in Marang district.…”
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