It furthers understanding of hunting behaviours and motivations in the Temburong district of Brunei Darussalam, how hunting trends may change over time, & how hunting may interact with infrastructure expansion.

Plain language summary: tinyurl.com/ykfp87en

#hunting #borneo #wildmeat #conservation

The issue of BirdingAsia including our article is available to purchase and download: www.orientalbirdclub.org/birdingasia-41

And have shared our article on ResearchGate: tinyurl.com/3hsrt4vs

Happy reading!🐦📖
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The Bornean ground cuckoo has a cool association with bearded pigs. The birds follow the pigs which upturn earth allowing the birds to better forage for invertebrates (image: Ulmar Grafe).

Fun fact: these birds have also been described as "unpalatable and smelly" 😅

This species had not been recorded in Temburong, my study region, since 1986! Local collaborators from Universiti Brunei Darussalam and I teamed up to write an article published in BirdingAsia summarising 14 new Bruneian records from 2020 - 2022, the first in the country since 2010.

Ft. video of some of my interesting findings... vimeo.com/1035178122?s...

Here's the full version for anyone who wants a look! Find out more about my PhD research camera trapping in Brunei, Borneo #phdchat #ecology #tropicalforest #cameratraps