A. Species
Scientific name: Limosa limosa
Common name(s): Black-Tailed Godwit
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Near Threatened
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Kenya
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Individual Site
Name/Details of location: Bunyala Rice Irrigation Scheme in Busia District, Western Kenya
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2009
End Year: 2009
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
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
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
1. Pesticide regulation authorities need to step up Furadan’s (and other pesticides) regulation and if the situation is out of control proceed on to barn it. 2. The national and international bird conservation authorities should consider upgrading the status of the irrigation scheme for conservation and even foreign exchange (tourism) gains. 3. The medical experts need to bridge the gap of ignorance by participating in sampling and testing humans at the study site to shed more light on the adversity of the toxicity problem from consuming intoxicated meat. 4. The Ministry of Agriculture through its extension officers should assist locals at the site to venture into vegetable farming besides guiding them on safe pesticide use.
Record source
Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge
Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2024-08-21