Serval is an object of trade, because his skin is on the fur, and he is also prized in parts of Africa because of its meat. Destroying it as well because of the attacks on poultry. As a result, in the densely populated areas of Africa the number of Serval has fallen markedly. Northern subspecies serval is listed in the Red Data Book of IUCN with the status of "species that is under threat." Necessary to create a protected area for each subspecies of Serval.