A. Species
Scientific name: Macaca fascicularis
Common name(s): Crab-eating macaque, Shixiehou
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- China
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: China
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2007
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from the wild but reared/cultivated in a managed site and Wild species born/bred and raised/produced in captivity or through artificial propagation
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene
Motivation of use: Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
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 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 the wild but reared/cultivated in a managed site and Wild species born/bred and raised/produced in captivity or through artificial propagation
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: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Wild crab-eating macaques are abundant, though somewhat declining, in their native range countries, however, the numbers legally imported into China are not believed to be making any significant impact on wild populations. From 2004 to 2007, China imported 36,620 crab-eating macaques, and exported 12,244 crab-eating macaques.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The management plan in place for captive breeding is intended to ensure economic sustainability, although this is not detailed explicitly. China Experimental Primates Breeding and Developing Society negotiates the export price of crab-eating macaques.
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 sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: This use of crab-eating macaques is entirely to support bio-medical research, used to justify this captive breeding.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Because of the high cost in maintaining laboratory animals and animal welfare issue, many companies in developed countries want to move their animal experiments overseas, especially to the developing countries.
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Most recommendations listed are actually only summary conclusions. However, the study does suggest that to carter for demand, those primate breeding companies in developing countries should be transformed into animal laboratories with experimental facilities, trained personals and advanced animal keeping and health techniques.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
By Zhigang Jiang, Zhibin Meng, Yan Zeng, Zhongze Wu, Zhihua Zhou.
NDF WORKSHOP CASE STUDIES
WG 5 – Mammals
CASE STUDY 5
Macaca fascicularis
Country – CHINA
Date of record entry: 2023-10-06