Species Use Database

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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
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
Panthera leo maasaica African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2008 2 years 3 months ago
Aloe ferox Bitter Aloe, Cape Aloe South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 8 months ago
Ceratotherium simum spp. simium Southern white rhinoceros South Africa
Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Apis mellifera (scutellata) (African) Honey bee Nigeria
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2012 2 years 8 months ago
Senegalia senegal Acacia Senegal Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 3 weeks 5 days ago
Vachellia seyal Shittah Tree, Red Acacia Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 3 weeks 5 days ago