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):
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level
Name/Details of location: Africa
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 1961
End Year: 2014
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, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression and Poisining incidents
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community), Largescale commercial exploitation for trade, Recreational 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?: not recorded
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) Effectively regulate the import, manufacture, sale, and use of poisons, including agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical products known to be lethal to vultures. (2) Legislate and enforce stringent measures to prosecute and impose harsh penalties on perpetrators of poisoning and those illegally trading in vultures and/or their body parts. (3) Ensure appropriate levels of protection and management for vultures and their breeding sites. (4) Ensure that all new energy infrastructure is vulturefriendly and that existing unsafe infrastructure is modified accordingly. (5) Support research, capacity building, and outreach programs for the conservation and survival of healthy vulture populations
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub and grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2016-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2024-08-22