Ethnozoological Survey of the Indigenous Knowledge on the Use of Pangolins ( Manis Sps ) in Traditional Medicine in Lentsweletau Extended Area in Botswana
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title={Ethnozoological Survey of the Indigenous Knowledge on the Use of Pangolins ( Manis Sps ) in Traditional Medicine in Lentsweletau Extended Area in Botswana},
author={R SetlalekgomoM.},
year={2014}
}Animals have played an important role in human life from prehistory. Many animals are used in zootherapy worldwide. However, the zootherapeutic practices by some communities are not well documented and may be forgotten. An ethnozoological study to document indigenous knowledge on the utilisation of pangolins in traditional medicine in Lentsweletau area in Botswana was carried out. A formal questionnaire was administered to 37 informants. The informants were 70.27% males and 29.73% females. The…
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