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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
Eschrichtius robustus Gray whale Pacific - northeast
LC
Least Concern
Recreation Watching/experiencing terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic fauna and flora in the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuña Argentina, Bolivia, Plurinational States of, Peru
LC
Least Concern
Learning and education, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 10 months ago
Oncorhynchus spp. Salmon Pacific - northwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 1994 1 year 4 months ago
Oncorhynchus spp. Salmon Pacific - northwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources not recorded 2020 1 year 4 months ago
Oncorhynchus spp. Salmon Pacific - northwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources not recorded 2021 1 year 4 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 2020 1 year 4 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 1 year 4 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 1 year 4 months ago
Octopus spp. Octopus Atlantic - northwest, Atlantic - southeast, Indian Ocean - western, Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 4 months ago
Trachypithecus phayrei Phayre’s langur, Phayre's leaf-monkey Myanmar
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 1 year 10 months ago
Bambusa sp. Bamboo India
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 10 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 1 year 10 months ago
Chelonoidis denticulata Yellow-footed tortoise Brazil
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2004 1 year 5 months ago
Eidolon helvum African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat Ghana
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2015 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2007 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 1998 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera leo African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2016 1 year 5 months ago
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Himalayan (or Chinese) caterpillar fungus Bhutan, Nepal, China
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera leo maasaica African lion (English), Simba (Swahili) Tanzania, United Republic of
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Panthera pardus (pardus) Leopard Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2022 1 year 10 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 1 year 5 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 1 year 10 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 1 year 5 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 1 year 5 months ago
Cygnus atratus Black swan, Kaki anau New Zealand
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 5 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 1 year 5 months ago
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-dove Europe
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 1 year 5 months ago
Salmo salar Atlantic salmon Pacific - eastern central
LR/lc
LR/lc
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species No, sustainability not determined 2019 1 year 10 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 1 year 5 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 1 year 5 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 1 year 5 months ago
Macropus rufus Red Kangaroo Australia
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 1 year 5 months ago
Makaira nigricans Blue marlin Atlantic - northeast
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Recreation Other -- Catch & Release - sports fishing (taking trophy photos only) Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 10 months ago
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 1 year 10 months ago
Swietenia mahagoni Bigleaf Mahogany Bolivia, Plurinational States of, Brazil, Peru
NT
Near Threatened
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile, Mamba Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Leather Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian box turtle, Kura Katap Malaysia
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Psittacus erithacus African grey parrot Guinea
EN
Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 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 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 ago
Falco cherrug Saker falcon United Arab Emirates
EN
Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Prunus Africana pygeum, African cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Energy Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Cacatua sulphurea Yellow-crested cockatoo, Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, Kakatua-kecil jambul-kuning Indonesia
CR
Critically Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Amazona auropalliata Yellow nape Amazon parrot, Lora nuca amarilla Nicaragua
CR
Critically Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Pericopsis elata afrormosia, assamela Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuna, Huari Peru
LC
Least Concern
Materials and construction, Other -- Specifically, wool fibre. Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
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 ago
Tillandsia xerographica Tillandsia - bromeliad, Gallito, Clavel del Aire Guatemala
Keeping/companionship/display Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Cibotium barometz golden moss Viet Nam
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Pelargonium sidoides African geranium, Kalwerbossie, T’nami, Khoaara e nyenyane Lesotho
LC
Least Concern
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 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 2008 1 year ago
Panax quinquefolius American ginseng United States
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamans, Indian nard, Balchhad, Bulthe, mushkbala Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Cibotium barometz Golden chicken fern, Golden hair dog fern, Scythian lamb, Jinmao Gou, Jinmao Gouji, Huanggoutou China
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year ago
Hoodia gordonii Ghaap, Bitter, Ghap, Xhoba, Hoodia, Igoa-I South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Hippocampus spp. Seahorses Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 1 year 10 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red sanders, red sandalwood India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 1 year ago
Swietenia macrophylla, Mahogany Brazil
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year ago
Encephalartos spp. cycads, broodbome, uMpanga South Africa
Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Dioon edule Chamal Mexico
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year ago
Cycas circinalis Jangli madan must ka phul; India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year ago
Pericopsis elata Afromosia, Assamela Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2009 1 year ago
Arapaima spp. Pirarucu Brazil
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year ago
Prunus africana African cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year ago
Mantella viridis green mantella Madagascar
EN
Endangered
Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year ago
Catagonus wagneri Chacoan peccary Paraguay
EN
Endangered
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 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 ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year ago
Prunus africana African cherry, pygeum Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene Other -- harvesting of tree bark Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year ago
Swietenia macrophylla Mahogany Brazil
VU
Vulnerable
Scientific Research Other -- Monitoring woodborer parasitism in tree saplings No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year ago
Pericopsis elata Afromosia Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
EN
Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year ago
Cycas thouarsii Madagascar cycad Mozambique
LC
Least Concern
Keeping/companionship/display, Recreation Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2012 1 year ago
Millettia laurentii Wengé Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year ago
Lobatus gigas Queen conch Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Atlantic - western central
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year 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 ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Malaysia
Scientific Research Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western, Pacific - eastern central, Pacific - northeast, Pacific - northwest, Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest, Pacific - western central
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2016 1 year ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - eastern, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2014 1 year ago
Capra falconeri Markhor Pakistan, Tajikistan
NT
Near Threatened
Collection/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2021 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera pardus leopard Mozambique
VU
Vulnerable
Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Mobula hypostoma lesser devil ray Atlantic - western central
EN
Endangered
Recreation, Other -- live export to aquariums for public display of live animals Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean - western
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Czechia
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 10 months ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Tanzania, United Republic of
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Panthera pardus Leopard South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 1 year ago
Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako shark Pacific - eastern central, Pacific - northeast, Pacific - northwest, Pacific - southeast, Pacific - southwest, Pacific - western central
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Recreation, Other -- by-catch Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year ago
Panthera pardus Leopard Namibia
VU
Vulnerable
Collection/display, Recreation, Other -- Also killed in response to instances of human-wildlife conflict. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 1 year ago
Mobula japonica Spinetail devil ray New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Not caught intentionally in NZ - By-catch only, which is returned to the sea, i.e., cannot be landed legally. Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 1 year ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamasi Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year ago
Sphyrna zyagena Smooth hammerhead shark New Zealand, Pacific - southwest
Food and feed, Recreation Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 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 1 year 10 months ago