A. Species

Scientific name: Trachypithecus phayrei

Common name(s): Phayre’s langur, Phayre's leaf-monkey

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered

B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

• Myanmar (mainland)

Country/Region: Myanmar / Bago Yoma / North Zamari Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Bushmeat sold at middle markets in Nyaung Lay Pin and Myo Chaung, with the ultimate destination being the border town of Mong la (China)

D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2016

End Year: 2018

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, Medicine and hygiene and Ceremony and ritual expression

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual

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 and International private sector

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

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

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

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

Conservation efforts in the Bago Yoma should be focused on education surrounding sustainable hunting methods and potential zoonotic disease risks associated with consuming bushmeat in addition to ongoing efforts by the Myanmar government and international NGOs on curbing the poaching and local/international sale of wildlife. The introduction of wildlife-based tourism has also been a successful model in other countries for providing incentives to preserve wildlife by providing alternative livelihoods and financing anti-poaching activities, Lessons can be learned from wildlife-based tourism campaigns such as those introduced for mountain gorillas, African large cats), and Asian elephants regarding successful engagement of community members and the positive and negative effects of tourism.

Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000

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Date of record entry: 2022-11-16