A. Species
Scientific name: Odocoileus virginianus
Common name(s): White-tailed deer
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Campeche
Country/Region: Mexico / Communities of Calakmul, Campeche
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: 3 rural community sites (Heriberto Jara, Nuevo Becal and Bel-Ha) in the Calakmul region
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2020
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
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: Food and feed
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence
Is this use legal or illegal?: Unknown/not recorded
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people
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
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: "...recent studies in the Yucatan Peninsula show that WTD densities tend to decrease, and consequently, the sustainability of the harvest of wild species becomes vulnerable (Pinkus-Rendón & Rodrıguez-Balam, 2020). The resilience of the WTD to hunting is attributed to its high reproductive rates and adaptability. However, if hunting levels are high and habitat loss increases, the population can be considerably reduced"
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: White-tailed deer are abundant and have a high reproductive rate in the region; however, the authors propose that increasing hunting pressure (in this instance, exacerbated by pandemic restrictions reducing access to the commercial food supply) combined with habitat loss will jeopardise the viability of the regional population, leading to declines.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: White-tailed deer are abundant and have a high reproductive rate in the region; however, the authors propose that increasing hunting pressure combined with habitat loss will jeopardise the viability of the regional population, leading to declines. The hunting pressure on WTD was exacerbated by Covid-19 supply change and social isolation restrictions, reducing access to the commercial food supply. Thus, the authors emphasize the urgent need to conduct broader scale surveys on WTD in the region to ascertain how the population might be impacted by increased hunting pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: White-tailed deer are abundant and have a high reproductive rate in the region; however, the authors propose that increasing hunting pressure combined with habitat loss will jeopardise the viability of the regional population, leading to declines. The hunting pressure on WTD was exacerbated by Covid-19 supply change and social isolation restrictions, reducing access to the commercial food supply. Thus, the authors emphasize the urgent need to conduct broader scale surveys on WTD in the region to ascertain how the population might be impacted by increased hunting pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: this study does not record this
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: this study does not record this
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: this study does not record this
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: this study does not record this
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
The authors emphasize the urgent need to conduct broader scale surveys on WTD in the region to ascertain how the population might be impacted by increased hunting pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2021-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-09