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
Torgos tracheliotos Lappet-faced Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 8 months 1 week ago
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 8 months 1 week ago
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 8 months 1 week ago
Loxodonta africana African bush elephant Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
 Learning and education, Recreation, Conservation Management Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 7 months ago