A. Species
Scientific name: Furcifer angeli
Common name(s): Angel's chameleon
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Madagascar
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Madagascar
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2013
End Year: 2013
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: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education and Recreation
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?: Local people and Non-local Internal
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: F. angeli was recorded only in Marosely with an average density of 4.6 individuals/ha, varying between 2.5 and 8.5 individuals/ha, and with a 95% confidence interval. The size of the population on this site was estimated at 1,500 individuals on the basis of the minimum density value of the confidence interval. Since the export quota proposed for this site is 150 individuals per year, collection in the Sofia Region is restricted. This quota is non-detrimental as it represents only 10% of the population on the collection site and only 0.06% of the population in the Sofia Region. A collection procedure is proposed in order to facilitate the monitoring of the impact of collection.
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
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings, implicit
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
c) Management system and collection rate To ensure that collection does not affect the survival of the species, several conditions for managing collection have been fixed: Collection period: from February to April; Restricted collection area in the Sofia Region; Identified collection site: Marosely (about 600 ha); Collection of juvenile individuals or pregnant females is prohibited; Collection impact should be monitored. The site proposed for the collection of this species is managed by a local community which works closely with the competent regional authorities. These conditions make it possible to keep track of the levels of collection in order to be able to assess its impact on the population.
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-09-21