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
Apis mellifera (scutellata) (African) Honey bee Nigeria
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2012 1 year 8 months ago
Gorilla beringei Mountain gorilla Rwanda
CR
Critically Endangered
 Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 8 months ago
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Grey reef shark Pacific - southwest
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 1 year 8 months ago
Crocodylus Acutus Crocodile ( NNg'wena or Ng'na) in local Cibemba or Cinyanja Languages respectively. Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Learning and education, Scientific Research, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 2 months 1 week ago
Ursus maritimus polar bear North America, Arctic Sea
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 3 months ago
Butastur Rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Uganda
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 month ago
Acrocephalus Paludicola Aquatic Warbler Italy
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 month ago
Anas Platyrhynchos Mallard Italy
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 month ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Ethiopia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 1 month ago
Accipiter Ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 month ago
Butastur Rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 month ago
Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Italy
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2019 1 month ago
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper India, Pakistan
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 month ago
Accipiter Ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk Uganda
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 month ago
Ciconia Nigra Black Stork Uganda
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 month ago
Gyps tenuirostris Slender-Billed Vulture Spain, United States
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 month ago
Sarcogyps calvus Red-Headed Vulture Spain, United States
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 month ago
Gyps himalayensis Himilayan Griffon Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 month ago
Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Vulture Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 month ago
Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Spain, United States
NT
Near Threatened
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 month ago
Mycteria ibis Yellow-Billed Stork Tanzania, United Republic of
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 month ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Tanzania, United Republic of
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 month ago
Anas erythrorhyncha Red-Billed Duck Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2011 4 weeks 1 day ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Ethiopia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2019 1 month ago
Anser albifrons Greater White-Fronted Goose Iran, Islamic Republic of
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 4 weeks 1 day ago
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shellduck India
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 4 weeks 1 day ago
Anas acuta Northern Pintail India
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 4 weeks 1 day ago
Anser anser Greylag Goose India
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 4 weeks 1 day ago
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Israel
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 4 weeks 1 day ago
Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck Israel
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2023 4 weeks 1 day ago