Part 1 – A Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment - IUCN

Egret Egretta spp. Nok yang DSF,FA C I
Large-billed Crow Corvus
macrohynchos
Ka DPF, DSF,FA, HG C S
Parakeets Psittacula spp. Nok Kang DSF,FA C I
Hill Myna
Mammals
Gracula religiosa Nok
Cheowcha
DPF, DSF,FA, HG C St
Red Muntjac Muntiacus
muntjac
Fan lau DPF, DSF,FA, A I
Wild Boar Sus scrofa Mu Pah DPF, DSF,FA, A I
Roosevelts' Muntiacus Fan Dong DPF, DSF C S
Muntjac
rooseveltorum
Otter Lutra spp. Nak Nam RB C S
Large Spotted Viverra
Ngen hang DPF, DSF,FA C S
Civet
megaspila kan
Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus Mii DPF, DSF C St
Giant Flying
Squirrel
Ratufa bicola Bang Lua DSF,FA C St
Habitat: DPF – Dense primary forest, DSF – Degraded secondary forest, HG – Home gardens, FA – Fallow land, St – streams, P
– Ponds, PF – paddy fields
Status – (A) Abundant, (C) Common, (S) Scarce; (R) Rare - (as perceived by villages)
Trend – (I) Increasing; (St) Steady; D (Declining) – (as perceived by villages)
Livestock raising: Livestock keeping is a common practice in all villages. Most households would
usually have poultry (chicken/ducks/turkey) and pigs, while a few households in a village would own
goats, cattle and/or buffalo (see Table 3.16 for statistics on livestock per household, based on data
gathered during current survey).
Table 3.16 Importance of livestock to villagers in the study area by district
District
Buffalo
(Average
animals per
household)
Cows
(Average
animals per
household)
Pigs
(Average
animals per
household)
Goats
(Average
animals per
household)
Poultry
(Average
animals per
household)
Nong 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.8
Sepon 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 -
Vilabouri 1.4 2.4 0.5 0.2 2.7
Taoy 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.2 7.4
Samoi 0.4 0.9 1.0 0.4 3.2
Vilabouri and Taoy districts have the highest average number of large livestock per household. Nong
and Samoi have particularly low large livestock. Although the current study could not gather detailed
data on trends, this snapshot does indicate the low levels of livestock to be one cause of poverty and
insecurity. Some anecdotal evidence from the fieldwork in Sepon district suggest that livestock are
declining, mainly because it is necessary to exchange livestock for cash to meet basic needs. The
prevalence of frequent diseases in some areas of the Taoey District have also resulted in large scale
mortality of domestic animals.
3.6.3 Trade of species:
With rice shortages across the study districts, trade in natural and domesticated products provides the
bulk of the cash that villagers use to obtain rice (See tables 3.17 and 3.18). Some products are sold
within the village or at local markets; others are sold primarily to Vietnamese traders at higher prices
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