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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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Record: Submission #86
Gyps africanus
White-backed vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression
Other -- Poisoning vultures to kill and extract them.
Yes, considered unsustainable
2021
2 years 3 months ago
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