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
Dioon edule Chamal Mexico
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 7 months ago
Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenosed shark, Dog shark Bangladesh
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 4 months ago
Pelophylax caralitanus Anatolian water frog, Beyşehir Frog Turkey
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 4 months ago
Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr Nepal
NT
Near Threatened
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 4 months ago