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
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 10 months 2 weeks ago
Hippocampus zosterae dwarf seahorse Atlantic - western central
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Recreation Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 10 months 2 weeks ago
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako shark Atlantic - northeast, Atlantic - northwest, Atlantic - southeast, Atlantic - southwest, Atlantic - western central, Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western, Mediterranean and Black Sea, Pacific - eastern central, Pacific - northeast, Pacific - northwest, Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest, Pacific - western central
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 10 months 2 weeks ago
Dalbergia cochinchinensis Siamese rosewood Viet Nam
CR
Critically Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 10 months 2 weeks ago
Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose wedgefish Indonesia, Indian Ocean - eastern
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 10 months 2 weeks ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Indonesia, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2023 10 months 2 weeks ago
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako shark Indonesia, Indian Ocean - eastern
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 10 months 2 weeks ago
Aloe ferox Bitter Aloe, Cape Aloe South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 8 months ago
Galanthus woronowii Woronow’s snowdrop, Green snowdrop Georgia
Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year 8 months ago
Arapaima gigas Pirarucu , Arapaima Brazil
DD
Data Deficient
 Food and feed, Collection/display Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2016 1 year 8 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Yartsa Gunbu, Chinese caterpillar fungus
Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 1 year 8 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 1 year 1 month ago
Sus barbatus Bearded pig Malaysia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 1 year 8 months 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 1 year 1 month ago
Ursus maritimus Polar bear Canada
VU
Vulnerable
 Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 1 year 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 1 year 1 month ago
Ursus arctos horriblis Grizzly bear Canada
Other -- Collection / Display, Conservation Management Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 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 1 year 1 month ago
Hydrastis canadensis L. Goldenseal Canada
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 1 month ago
Panax quinquefolius American ginseng Canada
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2014 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 1 month ago
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark Atlantic - northwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 1 month ago
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 1 month ago
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Shark Atlantic - northwest
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 1 month ago
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark Atlantic - northwest
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 1 month ago
Sphyrna leweni Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Atlantic - northwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 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 1 year 1 month ago