A. Species
Scientific name: Panthera pardus
Common name(s): Leopard
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Zimbabwe
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Zimbabwe
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2017
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: Collection/display and Recreation
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community), Recreational and Population/Area Management
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 External 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: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Zimbabwe has considered its current export quota of 500 leopard trophies and skins per year. Zimbabwe has considered its national leopard population and trend, the past and current levels of offtake, adaptive management of the leopard population and of leopard hunting, benefits of the hunting, and other factors relevant to evaluating whether the sustainability of the current export quota. Based on this consideration and evaluation, ZPWMA Scientific Service, as the Scientific Authority, has advised that the current level of offtake and the current export quota is set at a level that is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. Moreover, the conservation benefits of regulated hunting create a net benefit for the species’ continued success in Zimbabwe.
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: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Hunting in Zimbabwe, including leopard hunting, generates benefits for ZPWMA and other relevant government authorities through payment of concession and trophy revenues (among others), which are then invested in enforcement, conservation, and management activities. In communal areas in Zimbabwe managed under the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigeneous Resources (CAMPFIRE), the income and other benefits generated from hunting accrue to local communities (wards) and their representative district councils. On private land and conservancies, hunting revenues justify the maintenance of this land as wildlife habitat and fund enforcement and management activities in these areas.
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: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Hunting in Zimbabwe, including leopard hunting, generates benefits for ZPWMA and other relevant government authorities through payment of concession and trophy revenues (among others), which are then invested in enforcement, conservation, and management activities. In communal areas in Zimbabwe managed under the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigeneous Resources (CAMPFIRE), the income and other benefits generated from hunting accrue to local communities (wards) and their representative district councils.
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
Zimbabwe will continue to monitor the leopard population as well as the adaptive management of the hunting program. If that monitoring shows a change in the leopard population status in Zimbabwe, then appropriate management adaptions will be made and the CITES Secretariat will be advised.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
(CITES) LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS) QUOTA
Date of record entry: 2023-09-18