Status and Potential of the Peroryctidae Family to Improve Food Security in Papua New Guinea
Abstract: As the importance
and threats of wildlife resources in Melanesia are widely recognized, their
appropriate use is critical to achieve sustainable development in the country.
An underestimated relationship between the status of the species with forest
condition and food security is discussed. Being as nutritious as conventional
imported red meats, bandicoots are also considered as the most rapidly breeding
marsupial. The taxonomy, morphology, habitat, and reproductive characteristics
of the family Peroryctidae (bandicoots)
are succinctly described in order to elucidate the species potential in
continuous controlled harvests in the wild and its eventual farming, until now successful
abroad with one species from a related family. This effort requires the
application of proper regulations that guarantee continuous harvests in
accordance to the population dynamics.
Author: David Lopez Cornelio
Journal Code: jpkehutanangg100001
