A. Species
Scientific name: Pteropus rufus
Common name(s): Madagascan flying fox
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
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?: not recorded
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
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Date of record entry: 2024-07-08