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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
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Himalayan (or Chinese) caterpillar fungus Bhutan, Nepal, China
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamasi Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 5 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Chinese caterpillar fungus, yartsa gunbu Nepal
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2014 2 years 3 months ago
Pseudois nayaur Blue sheep, Baharal Nepal
LC
Least Concern
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago
Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr Nepal
NT
Near Threatened
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago