Table 7 Conservation status and trade control levels of animals traded for traditional medicine
Conservation policy | Types | Number of animal species | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
IUCN General categories (n = 72) | Domesticated | 11 | 15.3 |
Not evaluated | 8 | 11.1 | |
Least Concern | 38 | 52.8 | |
Near Threatened | 4 | 5.6 | |
Endangered | 5 | 6.9 | |
Critically endangered | 1 | 1.4 | |
Vulnerable | 5 | 6.9 | |
IUCN Population trend (n = 73) | Not listed | 24 | 32.9 |
Unknown | 9 | 12.3 | |
Stable | 18 | 24.7 | |
Decreasing | 21 | 28.8 | |
Increasing | 1 | 1.4 | |
CITES (n = 73) | Not listed | 51 | 69.9 |
Appendix I | 5 | 6.8 | |
Appendix II | 16 | 21.9 | |
Appendix III | 1 | 1.4 |