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View article: Designing and evaluating an intervention to reduce demand for bear bile in Cambodia
Designing and evaluating an intervention to reduce demand for bear bile in Cambodia Open
The unsustainable consumption of bear bile for traditional medicinal purposes threatens bear populations across Southeast Asia. We designed, implemented and evaluated a behavior change intervention promoting biochemical medicine as an alte…
View article: Perceptions of the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic's impact on communities and wildlife trade: Preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Perceptions of the <span>COVID</span> ‐19 pandemic's impact on communities and wildlife trade: Preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic has accelerated efforts to engage critically with forest‐adjacent, rural, communities who rely on wildlife. We interviewed 109 hunters of wildlife across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos regarding the effect the COVID‐19 p…
View article: Traditional Khmer Medicine and its role in Wildlife Trade in modern-day Cambodia
Traditional Khmer Medicine and its role in Wildlife Trade in modern-day Cambodia Open
Individuals across Cambodia depend on the use of natural products in Traditional Khmer Medicine (TKM), a traditional medicine system in Cambodia that has been practiced for hundreds of years. Cambodia is rich in fauna and flora species, ma…
View article: Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on communities and wildlife trade: preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on communities and wildlife trade: preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated efforts to engage critically with forest-adjacent, rural, communities who rely on wildlife. In this study, we interviewed 109 hunters of wildlife across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos regarding the effect…
View article: Longitudinal monitoring in Cambodia suggests higher circulation of alpha and betacoronaviruses in juvenile and immature bats of three species
Longitudinal monitoring in Cambodia suggests higher circulation of alpha and betacoronaviruses in juvenile and immature bats of three species Open
Recent studies suggest that coronaviruses circulate widely in Southeast Asian bat species and that the progenitors of the SARS-Cov-2 virus could have originated in rhinolophid bats in the region. Our objective was to assess the diversity a…
View article: Insights for reducing the consumption of wildlife: The use of bear bile and gallbladder in Cambodia
Insights for reducing the consumption of wildlife: The use of bear bile and gallbladder in Cambodia Open
Unsustainable wildlife use is one of the leading threats to earth's biodiversity. Historically, efforts to address this issue have been focused on increasing enforcement and anti‐poaching measures. However, recognition that such supply‐red…
View article: Nipah virus circulation at human–bat interfaces, Cambodia
Nipah virus circulation at human–bat interfaces, Cambodia Open
Human practices are key to understanding transmission risks associated with emerging infectious diseases. Social science disciplines such as anthropology need to be integrated in health programmes targeting emerging infectious diseases. As…
View article: Bear bile use at the intersection of maternal health in Cambodia
Bear bile use at the intersection of maternal health in Cambodia Open
Background The consumption of bear gallbladders and bear bile in Southeast Asia is a persistent threat to bear populations. As part of a larger effort to understand the characteristics of bear part consumption in Cambodia, we uncovered a c…
View article: Correction: Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques
Correction: Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211544.].
View article: Correction: Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques
Correction: Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211544.].
View article: Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques
Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques Open
The trade in bear parts for medicine and for status is a conservation challenge throughout Asia. The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) are endemic to this region, and populations are estimated to …
View article: Insectivorous bat reproduction and human cave visitation in Cambodia: A perfect conservation storm?
Insectivorous bat reproduction and human cave visitation in Cambodia: A perfect conservation storm? Open
Cave roosting bats represent an important component of Southeast Asian bat diversity and are vulnerable to human disturbance during critical reproductive periods (pregnancy, lactation and weaning). Because dramatic growth of cave tourism i…
View article: The Diet of the Cave Nectar Bat (<i>Eonycteris spelaea</i> Dobson) Suggests it Pollinates Economically and Ecologically Significant Plants in Southern Cambodia.
The Diet of the Cave Nectar Bat (<i>Eonycteris spelaea</i> Dobson) Suggests it Pollinates Economically and Ecologically Significant Plants in Southern Cambodia. Open
Hoem Thavry, Julien Cappelle, Sara Bumrungsri, Lim Thona, and Neil M. Furey (2017) The importance of the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea as a pollinator of economically significant crops and ecologically important plant species is incre…