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
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater crocodile Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 4 months ago
Cygnus atratus Black swan, Kaki anau New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 10 months ago
Macropus robustus Common Wallaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Macropus fuliginosus Western grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Macropus giganteus Eastern grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Macropus rufus Red Kangaroo Australia
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Sphyrna zyagena Smooth hammerhead shark New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
Food and feed, Recreation Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 5 months ago
Haliotis laevigata Greenlip abalone Australia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2011 2 years 3 months ago
Lamna nasus Porbeagle shark New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 5 months ago