A. Species
Scientific name: Saiga tatarica
Common name(s): Saiga antelope
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Mongolia
Country/Region: Malaysia / Peninsula Malaysia
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: 152 Shops across the States of: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis,
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2018
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: Trading of horn hunted elsewhere
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene and Ceremony and ritual expression
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and International external
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
Details of assessment carried out: Study takes its premise of severely declining saiga populations from the IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group, 2018.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The use of horn in CTM is judged unsustainable because. As of January 2018, the global population of Saiga Antelopes was estimated at just 164,600–165,600 (IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group, 2018), which is an estimated 95% decline since the 1900s.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The study recommends that a detailed inventory on the stocks and consumption of Saiga Antelope horns in Malaysia would also provide better and more accurate insights into current consumption and demand patterns, to guide awareness raising and demand reduction-related activities, as appropriate.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The study recommends that a detailed inventory on the stocks and consumption of Saiga Antelope horns in Malaysia would also provide better and more accurate insights into current consumption and demand patterns, to guide awareness raising and demand reduction-related activities, as appropriate. These efforts should be undertaken collaboratively between governments, NGOs and, importantly, with the traditional Chinese medicine dealers and practitioners in the country.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: saiga horn used in TCM but Western medicine does not corroborate benefits
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: study does not investigate
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: study does not investigate
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
The study recommends that a detailed inventory on the stocks and consumption of Saiga Antelope horns in Malaysia would also provide better and more accurate insights into current consumption and demand patterns, to guide awareness raising and demand reduction-related activities, as appropriate. These efforts should be undertaken collaboratively between governments, NGOs and, importantly, with the traditional Chinese medicine dealers and practitioners in the country.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2019-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-28