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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
Ursus maritimus polar bear North America, Arctic Sea
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 1 year 3 months ago
Lepus capensis Cape hare Afghanistan
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year 1 month ago
Panthera uncia Snow leopard Afghanistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year 1 month ago
Canis lupus Grey Wolf Afghanistan
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Other -- Retaliatory Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year 1 month ago
Manis pentadactyla Chinese Pangolin China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Macaca mulatta Rhesus macaque, Rhesus monkey China
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Other -- preventing crop damage and domestic animal predation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Petaurista ssp. Petaurista China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Trade Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Sciuridae spp. Squirrels China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Other -- Preventing crop damage and domestic animal predation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Rhizomys spp. Bamboo rat China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Lepus spp. Hare China
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Other -- Trade Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Melogale moschata Small-toothed Ferret Badger China
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Other -- Offer for sale; Preventing crop damage and domestic animal predation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Felis bengalensis Mainland Leopard Cat China
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Prinodon pardicolor Spotted Lingsang China
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Elaphodus cephalophus Tufted Deer China
NT
Near Threatened
 Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Moschus berezovskii Forest Musk Deer China
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Paguma larvata Masked Palm Civet China
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Muntiacus spp. Muntjac China
EN
Endangered
 Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Sus scrofa Wild boar China
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Offer for sale; Preventing crop damage and domestic animal predation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Capricornis sumatrensis Sumatran serow China
NT
Near Threatened
 Other -- Offer for sale Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 1 year 1 month ago
Manis crassicaudata Indian Pangolin Pakistan
EN
Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year 1 month ago
Ovis canadensis Bighorn Sheep Mexico
LC
Least Concern
 Collection/display, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuña Bolivia, Plurinational States of
LC
Least Concern
 Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 1 month ago
Pteropus rufus Madagascan flying fox Madagascar
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year ago
Cryptoprocta ferox Fosa Madagascar
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year ago
Tenrec ecaudatus Tenrec Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 1 year ago
Propithecus verreauxi Sifaka Madagascar
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant Zimbabwe
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year ago
Phocoena sinus Vaquita Mexico
CR
Critically Endangered
 Other -- Monetary Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2022 1 year ago
Panthera leo Lion Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Recreation, Other -- Monetary, Retaliatory Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 1 year ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant South Africa
EN
Endangered
 Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2008 1 year ago
Panthera leo Lion Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
 Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year ago
Tragelaphus eurycerus Bongo Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo
NT
Near Threatened
 Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 1 year ago
Sus scrofa Wild Boar Israel
LC
Least Concern
 Scientific Research, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 1 year ago
Puma concolor Puma Argentina
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Other -- Monetary, Protection (of self and livestock) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 1 year ago
Elephas maximus Elephant India
EN
Endangered
 Other -- Killed in human-wildlife conflicts; animals destroyed crops or killed humans (elephants) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2010 11 months 3 weeks ago
Sus scrofa Wild Boar France
LC
Least Concern
 Scientific Research Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 1 year ago
Tamiops mcclellandii Himalayan striped squirrel India
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2013 11 months 3 weeks ago
Ursus americanus American Black Bear United States
LC
Least Concern
 Conservation Management, Other -- Mitigation of Human-Wildlife conflict Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 11 months 2 weeks ago
Loxodonta africana African bush elephant Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 10 months 1 week ago
Loxodonta africana African bush elephant Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild No, sustainability not determined 10 months 1 week 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 10 months 1 week 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 10 months 1 week ago
Canis lupus Gray wolve North America, United States
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild No, sustainability not determined 2017 8 months 3 weeks ago
Canis lupus Gray wolve North America, United States
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Other -- financial income for the state Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2017 8 months 3 weeks ago
Bison bison Bison, Plains Bison United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2017 8 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 8 months 1 week ago
Eschrichtius robustus Gray whale Pacific - northeast
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuña Argentina, Bolivia, Plurinational States of, Peru
LC
Least Concern
 Learning and education, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 8 months ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2014 2 years 2 months ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Trachypithecus phayrei Phayre’s langur, Phayre's leaf-monkey Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 8 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 No, sustainability not determined 2008 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 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 2004 2 years 3 months ago
Eidolon helvum African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat Ghana
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2015 2 years 8 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 No, sustainability not determined 2007 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 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 2010 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 1998 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 2016 2 years 3 months ago
Canis lupus Wolf Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Damage mitigation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2010 2 years 3 months ago
Canis lupus Wolf Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Damage mitigation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 3 months ago
Canis lupus Wolf Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Damage mitigation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2011 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus robustus Common Wallaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus fuliginosus Western grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus giganteus Eastern grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Elephas maximus Asian elephant Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuna, Huari Peru
LC
Least Concern
 Materials and construction, Other -- Specifically, wool fibre. Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 10 months ago
Catagonus wagneri Chacoan peccary Paraguay
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Capra falconeri Markhor Pakistan, Tajikistan
NT
Near Threatened
 Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Panthera pardus leopard Mozambique
VU
Vulnerable
 Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 10 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 10 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Namibia
VU
Vulnerable
 Collection/display, Recreation, Other -- Also killed in response to instances of human-wildlife conflict. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 10 months ago
Hystrix brachyura Malayan porcupine Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Pongo abelii Sumatran Orangutan Indonesia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2009 2 years 8 months ago
Manis crassicaudata Indian pangolin India
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Rusa unicolor Sambar deer, Cervus unicolor Australia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 8 months ago
Saiga tatarica Saiga antelope Mongolia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Other -- Trading of horn hunted elsewhere Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 8 months ago
Sus scrofa Wild boar, Wild pig United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 8 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 8 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 8 months ago
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded armadillo Brazil
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Allochrocebus solatus Sun-tailed monkey, Black spider monkey Gabon
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2012 2 years 8 months ago
Tayassu pecari White-lipped peccary Brazil
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Macaca mulatta Rhesus monkey, Mihou China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 9 months ago
Macaca fascicularis Crab-eating macaque, Shixiehou China
EN
Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 9 months ago
Macaca fascicularis long-tailed macaque Indonesia
EN
Endangered
 Scientific Research Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 10 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 8 months ago
Lontra canadensis North American River Otter Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Ursus maritimus Polar bear Canada
VU
Vulnerable
 Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Lynx canadensis Lynx Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Collection / Display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Canis lupus Grey wolf Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Puma concolor Cougar Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Collection / Display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Lynx rufus Bobcat Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Capybara Brazil
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Food for trade (which more liable to policing enforcement) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Ursus americanus American Black Bear Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- traditional use by Aboriginal peoples Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago