A. Species
Scientific name: Necrosyrtes monachus
Common name(s): Hooded Vultures
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Nigeria
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Northern Nigeria
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2011
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 and Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed and Medicine and hygiene
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and 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?: not recorded
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
aggressive awareness campaign targeting hunters and traditional medicine dealers; Registration of traditionalmedicine traders to enable proper monitoring of their products on sale; Education on the potential dangers of the consumption or utilisation of vultures, Enhanced protection and vigilance with regard to potential vulture poaching in the National Parks
Record source
Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge
Date of publication/issue/production: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2024-08-16