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
Panax quinquefolius American ginseng Canada
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Ursus arctos horribilis Grizzly bear Canada
Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- retribution killing Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Hydrastis canadensis L. Goldenseal Canada
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 9 months ago
Panax quinquefolius American ginseng Canada
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2014 1 year 9 months ago
Anguilla rostrata American eel Canada
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 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 2 months ago