Table 1 Knowledge of animal resource use among Sukuma Tribe of Busega District

Eudorcas thomsonii (Gunther, 1884)

Thomson’s Gazelle

Nyamela

mbushi

Heart Skin Tail

Treat: asthma, Pneumonia Make drums

Dry, grind pour hot water

Inhale the smoke 1/day*4 days

145

0.80

Status: NT Trend: D

Chase away insect

Mount flesh skin container

Tail is being dried and used

Hippopotamu s amphibious (Linnaeus, 1778)

Hippopotamus

Kiboko

ngubho

Blood

Boost CD₄ for HIV patient

Blood dried for 3 days

3 spoons/day*

88

0.48

Status: VU

30 days

Trend: D

Equus quagga (Boddaert, 1785)

Plains Zebra

Pundamilia

ndolo

Hooves

Treat: glands

Burn, grind, mix with water

2 cup/day*7 days

122

0.68

Status: LC

Trend: S

Atherurus africanus (Gray, 1842)

Porcupine

Nungunungu

Nungu

Spines

Treat: abscess

Rub ashes in abscess

2/day *2 days

129

0.72

Status: LC Trend: U

Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777)

Spotted Hyena

Fisi

Mbiti

Meat Skin and Feaces

Treat :TB

Eat dry meat Cham

3 pieces/day*3 days.

142

0.79

Status: LC

For protection

Tie on waist

Trend: D

Ovis aries (Linnaeus, 1778)

red Maasai sheep

Kondoo

Ng’oro

Fat

Treat: burn

Extract tail fat

Rub everyday

105

0.58

Status: NA

Trend: U

Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1778)

Black Rhinoceros

Faru

Mhela

Horn

Treat: asthma, gastritis; TB

Paste the horn mix with hot

2/ day* 30 days

96

0.53

Status: CR

Trend: I

Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1821)

African Pangolin

Kakakuona

Murhuka ge

Scales

Goodluck

Make charms.

Tie on hand

154

0.85

Status: NT

Trend: D

Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841)

Four-toed Hedgehog

Kalunguyeye

Kilungu miyo

Skin; spines

Stop blood discharge via nostril

Burn; inhale its smoke

Time of suffering

103

0.57

Status: LC

Trend: S

Loxodonta Africana (Blumenbach, 1797)

African Elephant

Tembo

Mhole

Skin

Treat: hepatitis

Burn; get ashes

3 spoon/day*7 days

2

.17

Status: VU

Trend: I

Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788)

Banded Mongoose

Nguchiro

Ng’ara

Nail

Treat: cough

Grind and smell

2/day

5

.13

Status: LC

Trend: S

Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766)

Rock Hyrax

Pimbi

Membe

Urine

Treat: Syphilis

Collect hyrax urinated soil; mix water; filter soil and then drink

1 cup/day*7 days

4

.3

Status: LC

Trend: U

Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)

Brown Rat

Panya

Kitakilan zela

Whole animal

Protection of thieves

Dry the dead rat. and.

embed on farms center

48

.82

Status: LC

Trend: S

Kerivoula Africana (Gray, 1842)

Tanzanian Woolly Bat

Popo

Tunge

Whole animal

Treat : pneumonia

Burn and inhale the smoke

1/day*3 days

7

.37

Status: EN

Trend: D

Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1778)

Lion

Simba

Shamba

Adipose tissue Skin

Treat ear pus For protection

Rub fat on the ears Make charm

1/day *4 days Tie on neck

11

.62

Status: VU

Trend: D

Phacochoeru s africanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Warthog

Ngiri

Ngere

Tusks

Treat stomach ulcers

Grind, mix with hot water

2 cup/day *7 days

2

.28

Status: LC

Trend: S

Lepus capensis (Linnaeus, 1778)

Cape Hare

Sungura

Sayayi

Fur

For wound healing

Take the fur burn it and

Rub ashes in the wound.

8

.48

Status: LC.

Trend: D

Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1778)

Butterfly

Kipepeo

Parapapu

Wings

Treat: chest pain.

Grind; Swallow powder

3/day*5 days.

5

.25

Status: NA

Trend: U

Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1778)

Black ants

Chungu

Sungwa

Whole organism.

To become intelligent and leader

Take the fore ant, grind and rub on head

1/day*3 days

29

.72

Status:

LC Trend: S

Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1851)

Grasshopper Buzzard

Panzi

Ng’umbe

Whole organism

Treat: stomachache; heartbeat

Burn, grind it into powdery form.

Rub 2/day*3 days

54

.86

S tatus: LC

Trend: D

Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1778)

Honey bee

Nyuki

Nzoke

Honey

Treat: burn

Rub the burn

2/day*3 days

38

.76

Status: NA

Trend: U

Beetle

Kalilila

Kombam wiko

Whole organism

Call a person to come back home

Burn beetle and call the name of a person.

3/day*3 days

48

.82

Status: NA

Trend: U

Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1778)

Millipede

Tandu

Whole

Treat Dandruff

Burn and swallow the ashes.

1/day*3 days

45

.25

Status: NA

Trend: U

Araneus spp (Clerck, 1757)

Spider

Buibui

Spider web

Stop bleeding.

Apply direct on fresh wound.

Once/ day

99

.55

Status: LC

Trend: S

Trigoniulus corallines (Gervais, 1847)

Millipede

Jongoo

Igongoli

Whole body

Treat dandruff

Press plasma fluid and swallow

2/day*2 days

2

.51

Status: NA

Trend: U

Naja siamensis (Laurenti, 1768)

Cobra

Cobra

Kipele

Skin

Treat: burns fractured bone

Powder the skin, mixed with water

Rub 2/day*3 days

129

.72

Status: VU

Trend: D

Agama mwanzae (Loveridge, 1923)

Flat-headed Rock Agama

Mjusi

Madhore

Bile

Treat dysentery.

Drink flesh bile

1 spoon/day*3 days

8

.43

Status: LC

Trend:S

Python regius (Shaw, 1802)

Royal Python

Chatu

Nsato

Feaces

Treat back pain

Mix with little water

Rub on back 2/day*3

23

.68

Status: LC

Trend: U

Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1768)

Nile Crocodile

Mamba

Ng’wina

Skin

Treat TB: gastritis.

Burn and swallow the ashes

2/day*7 days

78

0.43

Status: LC

Trend: S

Baleara reguloum (Bennett, 1834)

Grey Crowned crane

Korongo

Izunya

blood

Treat stomach ulcers

Drink flesh blood

3/day*2 days

117

0.65

Status: EN

Trend: D

Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828)

Tawny Eagle

Tai

Mbeshi

Feathers

Treat chest pain.

Burn and inhale the smoke

15 minutes/day*3 days

108

0.60

Status: LC

Trend: S

Gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1778)

chicken

Kuku

Ng’oko

Fat Egg white

Nasal congestion. Treat: dysentery

Rub the fat in the nasal Drink egg white

3/day*3 days Twice a day

145

0.81

Status: NA

Trend: U

Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790)

African Sacred Ibis

Nyangenyang e

Nzela

Blood

Treat: rheumatism

Drink flesh blood

1/2 cup/day*7 days

59

0.32

Status: LC

Trend: D

Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1778)

Pied Kingfisher

Ndobhelendo bhele

Fat

Treat: back pain

Massaged on the back

2/day*4 days

142

0.79

Status: NT

Trend: D

Dendropicos stierlingi (Reichenow, 1901)

Stierling's Woodpecker

Fulubeji

Intestinal fecal content

Treat: diarrhea

mix hot water with fecal content

2 cup/day*3 days

45

0.25

Status: NT

Trend: S

Anas indica (Linnaeus, 1778)

Duck

Bata

Mbata

Fat

Treat: Pneumonia, Chest pain

Wormed and massaged on the chest

3/day*3 days

92

0.51

Status: NA

Trend: U

Mormyrus kannume (Forsskal, 1758)

Elephant snout fish

Domodomo

Shironge

Whole organism

Treat: hookworms; removal poisonous

Burn, grind, mix with hot water

1 cup/day*3 days.

169

0.94

Status: LC

Trend: D

Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1778)

Nile Perch

Sangara

Mbuta

Gills

Treat: abdominal cramp

Pound and mix with water

1 cup/day*7 days

85

0.47

Status: LC Trend: U

Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906)

Victoria tilapia

Sato

Sato

Scales

Treat: cough

Burn and swallow the ashes

Regularly.

145

0.81

Status: CR

Trend: D

Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797)

Common octopus

Pweza

Naghala

Tail

Treat: Urinary retention

Burn and swallow its ashes

2/day*3 days

25

0.13

Status: NA

Trend: U

Snail (O.F. Muller, 1774)

Achatina fulica

Konokono

Nonga

Shell

Treat: leg pain; make chain

Burn, grind, mix with water

Rub 2/day .*3 days

132

0.73

Status: NA,

Trend: U

Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1778)

Earthworm

Mnyoo

Whole

Treat impotence

Dry; paste mix with hot water

2 spoon/day *7 days

99

0.55

Status: NA

Trend: U