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
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 5 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 5 months 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 9 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptoprocta ferox Fosa Madagascar
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 9 months 3 weeks 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 9 months 3 weeks ago
Propithecus verreauxi Sifaka Madagascar
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 9 months 3 weeks ago