Abstract

• Trading, hunting and trapping status on wild mammals were investigated from Inhkai Bum mountain range, from June 2016 to June 2018. Total of (20) types of traps were utilized by local people, eight types of traps were advanced made with iron and the rest (12) traps were traditional bamboo traps. Cruel iron trap types are locally more applied than bamboo types found in this area. A total of (35) mammal species were recorded, among them ten species were enormously target species by local hunters either for the purpose of meat or medicinal uses. These species included Manis pentadactyla (Pangolin), Ursus thibetanus (Asian black bear), Catopuma temminckii (Asian golden cat), Anyx cinerea (Small claws otter), Sus scrofa (Wild pig), Bos frontalis (Gaur), Rusa unicolor (Sambar), Muntiacus muntjac (Muntjac), Atherurus macrourus (Asiatic brush tail porcupine), and Petaurista petaurista (Red giant flying squirrel). Black bear, Asian golden cat and Otter were trapped by iron traps. Chinese pangolin and brush tail porcupine were trapped by bamboo traps, Wild pig, Gaur, Samber, Muntjac and Red giant flying squirrel were hunted with Tumi- gun by local peoples. Population of Black bear and Gaur species declined during June 2015 to June 2018, but Otter and Chinese pangolin population increased during the study period. The data from two years study indicated that although the demands on the body parts of wild species varied with the time, there is a constant demand of pangolin in the market. In the present study Pangolin species are more hunted and exploited by local people.