Species Use Database

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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
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 1 year 10 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 1 year 10 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 1 year 10 months ago
Odocoileus virginanus White-tailed deer United States
Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 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 3 months ago
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
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 3 months ago
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Ursus americanus American black bear United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 3 months ago
Ursus maritimus Polar bear Canada
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2009 2 years 4 months ago
Gyps tenuirostris Slender-Billed Vulture Spain, United States
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 2 weeks ago
Sarcogyps calvus Red-Headed Vulture Spain, United States
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 2 weeks ago
Gyps himalayensis Himilayan Griffon Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 2 weeks ago
Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Vulture Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 2 weeks ago
Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 2 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 7 months 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 4 months 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 4 months ago