Species Use Database

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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
Cygnus atratus Black swan, Kaki anau New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 10 months ago
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested cockatoo, White cockatoo New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
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
Megadyptes antipodes Yellow-eyed Penguin New Zealand
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 2 months ago