A. Species
Scientific name: Eunectes notaeus
Common name(s): Yellow anaconda
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Formosa
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Individual Site
Name/Details of location: La Estrella marsh (24 ̊08’S, 60 ̊35’W)
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2002
End Year: 2019
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: Decorative and aesthetic
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal 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
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Various formula and models developed by the authors (see references paper)
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Harvesting is not negatively regulating the parameters of the anaconda population - changes in size and sex ratio
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The regulation and supervision of management practices by competent institutions and authorities are capable of bringing not only monetary and social benefits to traditional communities, but also to the exploited species by monitoring and con- serving its population and habitat.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The regulation and supervision of management practices by competent institutions and authorities are capable of bringing not only monetary and social benefits to traditional communities, but also to the exploited species by monitoring and con- serving its population and habitat.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-04-17