A. Species
Scientific name: Lynx rufus
Common name(s): Bobcat
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Canada
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C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Canada
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2014
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: 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?: 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
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "Export of legally obtained wild-harvested bobcat is considered non-detrimental. Bobcat is harvested primarily as a furbearer species under fur harvesting/ trapping licenses. Canadian export trade is primarily in whole pelts. Targeted or occasional harvest of bobcat occurs in 7 of 8 range provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia); bobcat harvest has been prohibited in Quebec since 1991. The General Status of Species in Canada 2010 classifies bobcat as secure in Canada. The species is not considered to be a species at risk in Canada. Jurisdictions report a stable or increasing population trends, as estimated through the annual monitoring of harvest statistics and information gathered from harvested specimens. Further, no acute widespread threats to the species have been identified. Like all vertebrates in Canada, this species is legally protected through various provincial wildlife acts. Under these acts, certain uses of Canadian wildlife are allowed under specific regulations and only with the provision of licenses or permits. Generally, without such a licence, the catch, possession, trade, disturbance or destruction of wildlife is prohibited. Provincial/territorial governments develop wildlife management programs in order to realize specific desired outcomes, which usually involve a balancing of ecological, biological, cultural, and socio-economic factors. These activities are conducted with a goal toward long-term population sustainability, critical to ensuring wildlife's role in maintaining ecosystem biodiversity. Wildlife managers use the best available information (population size, birth and death rates, age and sex ratios, habitat quality and interactions between species) to assess the sustainability of management decisions and make complex judgements guided by planning processes, policy, legislation, trends in historical and recent use and scientific information."
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?: 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
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Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
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Date of record entry: 2023-06-12