A. Species
Scientific name: Panthera leo
Common name(s): Lion
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Zambia
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Zambia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 1968
End Year: 2000
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: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Recreation and Monetary
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal 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?: No, sustainability not determined
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: It is not sustainable as of yet, but the record continuously mentions the need for quotas on lion hunting to be instated in order to make it sustainable
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Livelihood Case Study Findings
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
Putting quotas on the lions Reliable data
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Chansa Chomba, Ramadhani Senzota, Harry Chabwela, Vincent Nyirenda
Date of record entry: 2024-07-23