Swiftlet farming
Although humans have occupied the Great Cave of Niah as far back as 60,000 years before present, swiftlets within the caves were left unmolested. Humans began collecting edible nests for sale in the last two centuries, and within a span of 170 years, the swiftlet populations were nearly decimated. F...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | en |
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UNIMAS Publisher, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd.
2025
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50075/1/Swiftlets%20Niah%20chapter.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50075/ |
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| Summary: | Although humans have occupied the Great Cave of Niah as far back as 60,000 years before present, swiftlets within the caves were left unmolested. Humans began collecting edible nests for sale in the last two centuries, and within a span of 170 years, the swiftlet populations were nearly decimated. Fortunately, within 25 years, descendants of the same group
of human, successfully rescued the swiftlets from local extinction. This is the story of humans and swiftlets at Niah. |
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