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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
Bambusa sp. Bamboo India
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 5 months ago
Gekko gecko Tokay gecko Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 6 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago