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
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
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 9 months 2 weeks ago
Phocoena sinus Vaquita Mexico
CR
Critically Endangered
 Other -- Monetary Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2022 9 months 1 week 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 9 months ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant South Africa
EN
Endangered
 Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2008 9 months 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 9 months 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 9 months 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 9 months 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 8 months 4 weeks 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 8 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 9 months 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 8 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 8 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 7 months 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 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 7 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 5 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 5 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 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 5 months 1 week ago