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
Platycercus eximius Eatern Rosella, Rosella parrot, Pretty Joey New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Collection/display, Conservation Management, Other -- Removal of alien invasive pest parrot species, sold into international pet trade. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red Sander tree India
EN
Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 1 year 6 months ago
Anguilla japonica Japanese eel Japan
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Anguilla anguilla European eel Czechia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Recreation, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 2 months ago
Loxodonta africana African bush elephant Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 5 months 2 weeks ago
Panthera pardus Leopard South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- retaliatory killing Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 3 months 3 weeks ago