Species Use Database

Tenrec
Tenrec ecaudatus

Used for Food and feed in Madagascar

A. Species

Scientific name: Tenrec ecaudatus

Common name(s): Tenrec

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: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level

Name/Details of location: Three districts: Port Bergé, Mahabo and Moramanga


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2009

End Year: 2010


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: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence

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 unsustainable

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: This finding of very high consumption of these game species in the west of Madagascar reflects the findings of other studies (Randrianandrianina et al., 2010) as well as our direct observations in the area and we believe it mostly reflects the relative abundance of these species in the west. Hunting of these game species has previously received little attention but research carried out as part of our project has demonstrated that despite the fast reproductive rate of tenrecs (Nicoll, 2003), their availability has declined over the last decade (Rajaonera,

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


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

"Well-managed protected areas, where wildlife laws are enforced and local people share in the benefits of conservation (through ecotourism revenues or carbon payments), could provide refuges for heavily-hunted protected species. However, protected areas are not the only solution to unsustainable exploitation of bushmeat; the wider economic and institutional context within which hunting occurs must also be considered (Milner-Gulland & Bennett, 2003)."


Record source

Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge

Date of publication/issue/production: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Razafimanahaka JH, Jenkins RKB, Andriafidison D, et al. Novel approach for quantifying illegal bushmeat consumption reveals high consumption of protected species in Madagascar. Oryx. 2012;46(4):584-592. doi:10.1017/S0030605312000579

Date of record entry: 2024-07-08


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