A. Species
Scientific name: Vicugna vicugna
Common name(s): Vicuña
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Bolivia, Plurinational States of
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Bolivia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2019
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: Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre)
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: 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 and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual
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
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 Livelihood Case Study findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Positively impacting the Vicuña population to the extent that their numbers have flourished, as poaching has decreased as a result of the understanding of the fibre's importance
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 Livelihood Case Study Findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The selling of the fibres continue to promote trade and commerce, both within and beyond the country, raising a large sum of money particularly for those living in poorer conditions
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
Long-term support from NGOs, donors and the government Building the skills and capacities of communities increasing community benefits through expanding communities involved, numbers sheared, increasing value-adding, and diversifying; Boosting the voice, institutional strength, bargaining power and technical capacity of communities Creating a more enabling policy/ regulatory environment Promoting integrated management of wildlife and livestock Addressing poaching and illegal trade
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2019-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
R Cooney with information from G Fernández Villcarana, H Chugar, and D Maydana
Date of record entry: 2024-07-01