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
Antipathes grandis Black coral United States, Pacific - eastern central
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 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 9 months ago
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
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
Panax quinquefolius American Grinseng United States
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Monetary Cultivation No, sustainability not determined 2022 7 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 4 months ago