A. Species
Scientific name: Panthera pardus
Common name(s): Leopard
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Limpopo Province
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Soutpansberg Mountains, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2008
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: Collection/display, Recreation, Conservation Management and retaliatory killing
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law and Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local External and National / local government
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
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: local tolerance of leopards is strained due to human-wildlife conflict.
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
Improved livestock management and community engagement to reduce conflicts. Enhanced monitoring of illegal activities and strict enforcement of wildlife laws.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production:
Source Reference(s):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161090
Date of record entry: 2024-11-22