A. Species

Scientific name: Nyctereutes procyonoides

Common name(s): Raccoon dog

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:

B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

Country/Region: China, Hubei Province

C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Individual Site

Name/Details of location: Wuhan wet markets, Hubei Province

D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2017

End Year: 2019

E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat, Wild species sourced from significantly modified habitat , Wild species sourced from the wild but reared/cultivated in a managed site and Wild species born/bred and raised/produced in captivity or through artificial propagation

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use:

Motivation of use: Largescale commercial exploitation for trade

Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal

F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local government

G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat, Wild species sourced from significantly modified habitat , Wild species sourced from the wild but reared/cultivated in a managed site and Wild species born/bred and raised/produced in captivity or through artificial propagation

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?:

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?:

Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

Change normative values on animal consumption through education. Apply existing laws consistently to prosecute criminal acts of animal exploitation.

Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production:

Source Reference(s):

Date of record entry: 2022-11-07