A. Species
Scientific name: Arctonyx collaris
Common name(s): Greater hog badger
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Hubei
Country/Region: China / Hubei Province
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Towns of Wufeng and Yuguan in Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County (WTAC) in Hubei Province
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2012
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?: Illegal under national law
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: Local genetic diversity survey.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Microsatellite genetic markers show that the genetic diversity of those badgers sold at markets in so diverse that they are being sourced over a wider area, implying declining hog badger population density to draw from.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The exploitation of hog badgers is illegal under Chinese national law (listed in 2000), leading to conflict between local hunters and traders and the State Forestry Administration (policing).
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The exploitation of hog badgers is illegal under Chinese national law (listed in 2000), leading to conflict between local hunters and traders and the State Forestry Administration (policing).
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
Stop hunting them / selling them as food in local markets.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-10