Species Use Database

Hooded vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus

Used for Medicine and hygiene in Zimbabwe

A. Species

Scientific name: Necrosyrtes monachus

Common name(s): Hooded vulture

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Zimbabwe

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Individual Site

Name/Details of location: northern Gonarezhou National Park, southieastern Zimbabwe, Chiredzi district, Chipinge district


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2016

End Year: 2016


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: Medicine and hygiene

Motivation of use: Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual

Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded


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

Details of assessment carried out: decreasing numbers of vultures

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: It says that the decreasing number of vultures have an negative impact of the biodiversity and that those are necessary for the environmental health of the area

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

enhance education and awareness campaigns on the ecological role of vultures, species diversity and demystify notions related to vulture body parts for socio-cultural uses, collaborate with other government departments and stakeholders in restricting access to and use of hazardous chemicals, conduct ecosystem-based research on vulture species population trends


Record source

Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge

Date of publication/issue/production: 2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Mdhlano, S. F., Gandiwa, E., Muboko, N., & Mashapa, C. (2018). Local knowledge and perceptions of vulture conservation in communities living adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. Vulture News, 74, 1-10.

Date of record entry: 2024-08-16


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