A. Species
Scientific name: Gyps africanus
Common name(s): White-backed 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
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Date of record entry: 2024-08-16