A. Species
Scientific name: Gyps coprotheres
Common name(s): Cape Vulture
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Botswana
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Lesotho
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Sub Saharan Africa
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 1994
End Year: 2015
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: Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual and Population/Area Management
Is this use legal or illegal?: unknown
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: unknown
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
raise awareness educate farmers
Record source
Information about the record source: own_res_data_knowledge
Date of publication/issue/production: 2017-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Proposal for the inclusion of five vulture species occurring in the sub-saharan Africa on appendix I of the convention
Date of record entry: 2024-08-23