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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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Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
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Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression
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Target species scientific name
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IUCN Red List status
Purpose(s) of end use
Practice of use
Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable
Publication date
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Record: Submission #17
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Harp seal
Canada, Greenland, Arctic Sea
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic
Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Yes, considered sustainable
2020
2 years 4 months ago
Record: Submission #198
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Green sea urchin
Arctic Sea
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Conservation Management
Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Yes, considered sustainable
2020
2 years 2 months ago
Record: Submission #670
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
10 months 2 weeks ago
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