Wild terrestrial harvest systems involve the capture or killing of land-based wild animals for use as food, materials, or commercial products. Animals are located, pursued, and removed from natural environments using tools such as firearms, traps, and other capture methods, operating across regulated and unregulated harvesting contexts.

While methods and species vary by region, the underlying structure remains consistent: wild populations are exploited through organised or semi-organised harvesting activities, with access, quotas, and effort shaped by regulatory frameworks, market demand, and environmental conditions. These systems function as extractive supply chains, linking field harvesting to processing, trade, and distribution.

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This index includes species that are captured or killed within organised terrestrial harvesting systems, regardless of geography or regulatory context.