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
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
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Principally the use of skins, traded in the leather industry Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 4 months ago
Anguilla rostrata American eel Canada
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation, Conservation Management Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 2 years 4 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