A. Species
Scientific name: Macaca mulatta
Common name(s): Rhesus monkey, Mihou
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
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: 1980
End Year: 2006
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: Very few rhesus monkeys have being taken from the wild to add to the gene pool of captive stock in recent years. The wild population trend of Rhesus monkey is increasing in China. The rhesus monkey has been under national protection in China since 1989.
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: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Although not detailed explicitly, this use is intended to be sustainable (self-sustaining) and run as a profitable commercial enterprise.
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 pertains entirely to supplying biomedical and pharmaceutical research.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare 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: The need for good sanitation and welfare standards in captive breeding facilities is mentioned, in passing.
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Rhesus monkey trading data needs updating.
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 6
Macaca mulatta
Country – CHINA
Date of record entry: 2023-10-06