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):
- Burkina Faso
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Burkina Faso
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: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene and Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community), Largescale commercial exploitation for trade and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual
Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law
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
To reduce and eventually to halt the intentional poisoning of vultures for trade for belief-based use, we recommend and encourage a review of current legislation and enforcement actions that could lead to the successful prosecution of cases involving poisoned vultures.
Record source
Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge
Date of publication/issue/production: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2024-08-22