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
Elephas maximus Asian elephant Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 4 months ago
Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako shark Pacific - southwest
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Scientific Research, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 6 months ago
Panthera tigris Tiger Myanmar
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 2 years 2 months ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant Zimbabwe
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 8 months ago
Loxodonta africana African bush elephant Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe
EN
Endangered
 Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 5 months 2 weeks ago