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Brunei Protects Its Wildlife

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Russell A. Mittermeier
Affiliation:
Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794.
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Abstract

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The people of Brunei know that they need to conserve the resources of their very small country. Proboscis monkey, clouded leopard, dugong, three sea turtles, eight hornbills and the earless monitor lizard are among the fully protected species; and there is little hunting. The people are Muslims, so many animals cannot be eaten. The Government controls timber extraction; no timber is exported and clear-felling is prohibited. So far there are no wildlife reserves, but, after investigating the potentialities of several uninhabited areas, including some mangrove islands, the author has made recommendations.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1981

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