Species Use Database

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What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Oncorhynchus spp. Salmon Pacific - northwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 1994 1 year 9 months ago
Panthera pardus (pardus) Leopard Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2022 2 years 3 months ago
Hoodia gordonii Ghaap, Bitter, Ghap, Xhoba, Hoodia, Igoa-I South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Hippocampus spp. Seahorses Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Encephalartos spp. cycads, broodbome, uMpanga South Africa
Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Malaysia
Scientific Research Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Galanthus woronowii snowdrop Georgia
Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Yartsa Gunbu, Chinese caterpillar fungus
Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2 years 3 months ago
Pleurotus sp. Oyster mushroom Zimbabwe
Food and feed Cultivation No, sustainability not determined 2019 2 years 2 months ago
Vespa basalis Black-bellied hornet India
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2019 2 years 2 months ago
Cephalophus callipygus Peter's duiker
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2 years 4 months ago
Nyctereutes procyonoides Raccoon dog
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2 years 4 months ago
Varanus salvator Water monitor Indonesia
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Anomalocardia flexuosa venus clam Brazil
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Paracentrotus lividus Purple sea urchin Italy
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 2 years 2 months ago
Apis dorsata Asian honey bee Indonesia
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Pyrocoelia rufa Muju Firefly Korea, Republic of
Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 2 months ago