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in instead of the local and local
Indonesia, is strongly needed as one of
respondents (6.06%) had own alternatives to illegal hunting. Other 29 respondents (43
stocks from the captive breed.
(45 respondents; 68.2%) got The wild-protected animals' trade in
animals directly by hunting from the nature
has led to
a significant increasemiddle men. Serious monitoring in hunting pressure. The formal monitoring and should be done since regulation in wild animal trade
has been increasing rapidly. The trade in domestic markets in has to be
system, people perception and the regularly done to reduce the impact of that of local people is also important to be trade in decreasing animal population in the
further wild. The limited knowledge about wildlife
conservation status, lack of law enforcement
Programs to Reduce and factor had been identified as key
Animal Huntlng and Trade factors caused the low awareness of local
Fifty nine respondents (89.4%) had traders to wild animal conservation. Law knowledge in conservation status of wild enforcement, giving intensive conservation animals, but they did not clear understood education and introducing captive breeding
about the detail of acts and the conservation mediated by government authorities and status of the animals. Twelve respondents institution is therefore strongly needed (18.2%) had already participated in to reduce illegal hunting and trading. The trade of life by networking system, people perception and the government (Nature Resource Conservation need of local people is important to be further
investigated. BKSDA). The limited knowledge about wildlife
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