Hunting_Peccary_Paraguay

Emma_Hemmerle — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:03:18 +0000

Hunting_Peccary_Paraguay Emma_Hemmerle Fri, 01/07/2022 - 10:03

Fri, 01/01/2021 - 12:00

Affiliation

IIED

Date Of Record Entry

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:00

Type of wild species covered by the record

Wild species used in its natural habitat

Stage of the value chain covered by the record

Primary Producer/harvester (e.g., NTFP collectors, egg collectors)

Record Source

Scientific publication (e.g., journal articles and book chapters independently peer-reviewed)

Hunting practices and harvest of peccaries in the northern Paraguayan Dry Chaco

Decreasing

Is the species endemic HIDE

Yes

Population Status

Unknown/not recorded

Formal international protection in place

International Level

CITES listing

National Level

Formal national protection in place

Threats/Pressures impacting the conservation of the species

Agriculture

Illegal/Unregulated Hunting

Dams and other System Modifications

Invasive Species

Population Trend

Unknown/not recorded

Sub-national Level

Unknown/not recorded

Name

Emma Hemmerlé

Scientific Name

Catagonus wagneri

Common Name(s)

chacoan peccary

Type of Use

Extractive (i.e., the entire organism or parts of the organism are removed from its environment)

If extractive, for the target species, is this use

Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of

The whole entire organism

Are specific characteristics/traits being targeted?

Unknown/not recorded

Purpose of Use

Basic subsistence (meeting day to day essential needs)

Recreational

Additional Details (if available)

All interviewees that admitted to hunting (n = 27) engaged in sub- sistence hunting, whereas 14.8% also hunted to protect their crops from herbivores, and 3.7% hunted to protect their family primarily from big cats.

Conservation professionals considered subsistence (100%, n = 10) and sport (90%, n = 10) to be important motivations for hunting in the region.

What is the main end use for any living organisms, parts or products taken/extracted?

Food for People

What is the trend in the level of offtake within the period covered by this record?

Unknown/Not Recorded

Is there a regulatory or customary regime in place to govern this use?

Unknown/Not Recorded

Provide Details of resource rights regime where relevant

Although hunting without a permit is illegal, the trip and expense of acquiring a permit was beyond the capacity of most residents, and enforcement in the region was lacking

Geographic Location

South America

Country

Paraguay

Sub region/state

Gran Chaco

Is the site legally/formally protected?

Unknown/not recorded

Ownership

Unknown/Not Recorded

Management

Unknown/Not Recorded

Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?

Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE

Unknown/not recorded

Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?

Unknown/not recorded

Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?

Unknown/not reported

Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species

Unknown/not recorded

Yes, considered sustainable

Details of assessment carried out

Although we documented lines of evidence consistent with sustainable harvest under current conditions and reasonable assumptions based on local expertise; however, we identified potential areas of concern given the emerging rapid development and conversion of habitat in the region
That the primary motivation for hunting in the region was to acquire protein for immediate family consumption is consistent with the prob- able sustainability of current hunting methods and intensity, particularly given the relatively low human population density.
Although local areas have been created to protect wildlife and other natural resources, and current harvest rates and conditions suggest sustainability, hunting remains a potential threat to Chacoan and white- lipped peccaries, and thus should be tracked over time

Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded

Contribution to GDP

Unknown/not recorded

Food

Energy

Medicine/healthcare

Education

Training/Skills

Land/Resource Rights

Decision Making

Conflict- people

Conflict- wildlife

Climate Change

That the primary motivation for hunting in the region was to acquire protein for immediate family consumption

Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded

No assessment recorded

Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?

Unknown/not recorded

Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?

Unknown/not recorded

Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?

Unknown/not recorded

Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?

Unknown/not recorded

Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?

Unknown/not recorded

Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management

Absent

Supportive policy and legislative framework

Absent

Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements

Absent

Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional

Absent

Support from NGOs

Absent

Support from Government

Absent

High financial returns from use

Absent

Abundant population of target species

Absent

Biological characteristics of target species

Absent

Capacity building of community

Absent

Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan

Absent

Effective private sector approach engagement through certification

Absent

Good Market Strategies

Absent

Is this use legal or illegal?

Illegal under national law

Source Reference(s)

Saldivar-Bellassai, S., Feldpausch-Parker, A., Giordano, A., & Frair, J. (2021). Hunting practices and harvest of peccaries in the northern Paraguayan Dry Chaco. Biological Conservation, 256, 109059. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109059

Who is involved in the use?

Unknown/Not Recorded

Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles

Unknown/not recorded

How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?

How many people outside the local area are employed

Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs

Scale of Assessment

Sub-national

IUCN National Red List Category

Not Evaluated (NE)

IUCN Global Red List Category