Species Use Database

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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
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 1 year 11 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 1 year 11 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 1 year 11 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 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 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 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 5 months 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 1 year 10 months 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 1 year 10 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 1 year 10 months 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 8 months 2 weeks 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 7 months 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 7 months 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 5 months 1 week ago