A. Species
Scientific name: Coturnix coturnix
Common name(s): Common Quail
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Mediterranean and Black Sea
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level
Name/Details of location: Mediterranean region, covering multiple countries
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: 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 and Recreation
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Recreational
Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Non-local Internal, Non-local External and National / local government
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: The assessment includes data on the extent of illegal killing and its effects on bird populations across the Mediterranean.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The illegal killing is judged unsustainable due to significant negative impacts on population levels and breeding success.
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
Increased enforcement of anti-poaching laws, public awareness campaigns, and international cooperation to reduce illegal killing.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2024-07-19