Species Use Database

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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
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Kenya
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 11 months 1 week ago
Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture South Africa
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 11 months 1 week ago
Canis lupus Gray wolve North America, United States
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Other -- financial income for the state Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2017 8 months 3 weeks ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2014 2 years 2 months ago
Alces alces Moose Sweden
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Duck United Kingdom
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
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 3 months ago
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater crocodile Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 8 months 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 3 months 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 3 months ago
Eunectes notaeus Yellow anaconda Argentina
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus robustus Common Wallaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus fuliginosus Western grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Macropus giganteus Eastern grey kangaroo Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Damage mitigation (to reduce impacts on rural people, landscapes and activities) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested cockatoo, White cockatoo New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 10 months ago
Platycercus eximius Eatern Rosella, Rosella parrot, Pretty Joey New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
 Collection/display, Conservation Management, Other -- Removal of alien invasive pest parrot species, sold into international pet trade. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 10 months ago
Furcifer angeli Angel's chameleon Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2013 1 year 10 months ago
Hystrix brachyura Malayan porcupine Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2021 2 years 8 months ago
Ceratogymna atrata Black-casqued hornbill Cameroon
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Tetrao urogallus Western capercaillie
LC
Least Concern
 Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2 years 8 months 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 8 months ago
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded armadillo Brazil
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 8 months ago
Gekko gecko Tokay gecko Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 10 months ago
Grus canadensis Sandhill crane Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Lontra canadensis North American River Otter Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Lynx canadensis Lynx Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Collection / Display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Canis lupus Grey wolf Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Puma concolor Cougar Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Collection / Display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Lynx rufus Bobcat Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 years 1 month ago
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Capybara Brazil
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Food for trade (which more liable to policing enforcement) Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Ursus americanus American Black Bear Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- traditional use by Aboriginal peoples Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 2 years 1 month ago
Furcifer angeli Angel's Chameleon Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Keeping / Companionship / Display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 1 month ago
Pagophilus groenlandicus Harp seal Canada, Greenland, Arctic Sea
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 8 months ago
Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea crocodile, Irian freshwater crocodile Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Adults hunted from wild for skins, hatchlings taken live and sent to ranching farms. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 7 months ago
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 7 months ago
Alces alces Moose Canada
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 7 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 7 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian water monitor, Common water monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 7 months ago
Ursus americanus American black bear United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 2 years 8 months ago
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer Mexico
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 8 months ago