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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
Aquilaria malaccensis Agarwood, Gaharu, Aloeswood, Eaglewood Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Aromatherapy, burnt offerings, incense. Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 7 months ago
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2015 1 year 7 months ago
Gyps africanus White-backed vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Other -- Poisoning vultures to kill and extract them. Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 5 months ago
Saiga tatarica Saiga antelope Mongolia
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Other -- Trading of horn hunted elsewhere Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 5 months ago
Commiphora wightii Gugal, Guggul, Mukul India
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic Other -- Resin tapping Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Manis pentadactyla Chinese Pangolin China
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 10 months ago
Nardostachys jatamansi Spikenard Nepal
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 9 months 2 weeks ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Benin
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2024 8 months 3 weeks ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded vulture Zimbabwe
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 8 months 1 week ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vultures Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Zimbabwe
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps africanus White-baked vulture Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically 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
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically 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
Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically 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
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically 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
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 8 months 1 week ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps rueppelli Rüppells Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 8 months 1 week ago
Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Gyps rueppellii Rüppells Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 8 months 1 week ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Ethiopia, Gambia, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 8 months ago
Gyps rueppelli Rüppell’s Vulture Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, United Republic of
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 8 months ago