Species Use Database

Lesser White-Fronted Goose
Anser erythropus

Used for Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic and Monetary in Kazakhstan

A. Species

Scientific name: Anser erythropus

Common name(s): Lesser White-Fronted Goose

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Kazakhstan

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Kazakhstan


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2017

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: Only parts or products of the organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic and Monetary

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community), Largescale commercial exploitation for trade, Recreational and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual

Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people


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?: not recorded

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

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: While the record

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

Increasing stakeholder engagement and education regarding hunting practices Improving knowledge of species protection status Deploying further questionnaire surveys to boost statistical power in detecting potential non-compliance with hunting regulation


Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production: 2017-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

2017
Isabel L. Jones, Robin C. Whytock, and Nils Bunnefeld

Date of record entry: 2024-06-28