Mongabay

Bearded pigs a ‘cultural keystone species’ for Borneo’s Indigenous groups: Study

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bearded pigs play a prominent role in the lives of many people living on the island of Borneo. For some ethnic groups, they’re a hunter’s ...
The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley study explores bearded pig hunting practices in Malaysia

Researchers from UC Berkeley published a study Thursday, taking a closer look at oil palm plantations in the island of Malaysian Borneo and their impact on the hunting practices of local Indigenous ...
Mongabay

Borneo’s bearded pigs and traditional hunters adapted to oil palms. Then came swine fever

Oil palm expansion and urbanization have altered the traditional hunting of bearded pigs by the Indigenous Kadazandusun-Murut (KDM) community in Sabah, Malaysia, a new study has found. Researchers ...
Nature

African swine fever ravaging Borneo’s wild pigs

African swine fever has breached the island of Borneo, where it is wiping out populations of the wild bearded pig Sus barbatus. First confirmed in early February, the outbreak has driven a precipitous ...