“Grey” literature (e.g., NGO reports, case studies, non-detriment studies; project documents etc. (not necessarily peer-reviewed))
Trade of Bighorn sheeps from Mexico in the form of hunting trophies from Conservation Management Units, where in some cases, bighorn sheeps have been reintroduced from source populations.
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
International external (individual, groups. e.g., hunters, anglers, photographers, tourists)
If more than one box ticked, please provide more details
local communities are responsible for the management of conservation units, and trophy hunters typically come from abroad.
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Yes
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is improving the status (e.g., population is increasing or stabilising, extraction effort OR catch per unit effort is decreasing or stable)
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Yes, positive (use is helping combat poaching or illegal wildlife trade)
The Mexican population of Bighorn Sheep has grown steadily since the beginning of the trophy hunting programme
the trophy hunting and its management creates permanent and temporary jobs for community members, such as “eco-guardians” to deter poaching, and guides, outfitters, cooks, cleaners, and wranglers for hunting trips.
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Yes, positive (e.g., it increases / retains land area for conservation)
No assessment has been recorded
Additional Details (if available)
Bighorns require large areas of high quality habitat, so the conservation benefits include large scale habitat restoration and improving connectivity. Many private and communal landowners have eliminated or reduced livestock to focus on wildlife because of the substantial revenues that can be generated from trophy hunting.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
Today, funds from sale of hunting permits are returned to the community to fund conservation and habitat management activities of their UMA, as well as funding community investments such as infrastructure (public lights, water supply and sanitation, paying local police, building ecotourism infrastructure, providing tools for fishing and forestry activities)
Today, funds from sale of hunting permits are returned to the community to fund conservation and habitat management activities of their UMA, as well as funding community investments such as scholarships
Other Socio-Economic Impacts
Today, funds from sale of hunting permits are returned to the community to fund conservation and habitat management activities of their UMA, as well as funding community investments such as scholarships, a natural disasters fund, infrastructure (public lights, water supply and sanitation, paying local police, building ecotourism infrastructure, providing tools for fishing and forestry activities) and managing land tenure.
Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded
No assessment recorded
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management
Absent
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Absent
Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements
Absent
Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional
Absent
Support from NGOs
Absent
Support from Government
Absent
High financial returns from use
Absent
Abundant population of target species
Absent
Biological characteristics of target species
Absent
Capacity building of community
Absent
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Absent
Effective private sector approach engagement through certification