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
Chelonoidis denticulata Yellow-footed tortoise Brazil
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2004 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 1998 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2016 1 year 10 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Himalayan (or Chinese) caterpillar fungus Bhutan, Nepal, China
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-dove Europe
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 1 year 10 months ago
Prunus Africana pygeum, African cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene, Energy Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Prunus africana African cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 1 year 5 months ago
Pteropus ornatus Ornate flying fox New Caledonia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 3 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
 Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Sus barbatus Bearded pig Malaysia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 3 months ago
Neofelis nebulosa Clouded leopard Myanmar
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Myanmar
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Panthera leo Lion, African lion Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2006 2 years 2 months ago
Panthera leo Lion, African lion Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2007 2 years 2 months ago
Lophophora williamsii Peyote cactus United States
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Other -- Used in religious Navajo sacraments - eaten or drunk as tea. Contains mescaline causing euphoria. Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 2 years 2 months ago
Arctonyx collaris Greater hog badger China
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 4 months ago
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove Europe, France, Greece, Italy, Spain
VU
Vulnerable
 Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 7 months 3 weeks ago
Bugeranus carunculatus Wattled Crane East Asia, North Africa
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Commercial trade Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 7 months 3 weeks ago
Panthera pardus Mbabala Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
 Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 5 months 3 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