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Reserved wild animals of Thailand

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Thailand has fifteen designated reserved wild animal species, which are defined by the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act of BE 2535 (1992).[1] It prohibits hunting, breeding, possessing, or trading any of such species, except when done for scientific research with permission from the Permanent Secretary of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, or breeding and possession by authorised public zoos.

The fifteen reserved species are:

  1. White-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
  2. Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
  3. Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
  4. Kouprey (Bos sauveli)
  5. Wild Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis (B. arnee))
  6. Eld's deer (Cervus eldii)
  7. Schomburgk's deer (Cervus schomburgki)
  8. Mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)
  9. Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
  10. Gurney's pitta (Pitta gurneyi)
  11. Sarus crane (Grus antigone)
  12. Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
  13. Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
  14. Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae)
  15. Dugong (Dugong dugon)

Of these fifteen species, the Schomburgk's deer is already extinct, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinoceros are locally extinct in Thailand.[2][3]

In June 2016, the cabinet approved a preliminary proposal to add four marine species to the reserved animals list. They are: the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni), Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) and the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, BE 2535" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette (in Thai (Unofficial translation by Dan Reik and April 1996)). 109 (15). 28 February 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ "Rhinoceros sondaicus; Countries occurrence". The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis; Countries occurrence". The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ "16 endangered species to be protected under royal decree". Bangkok Post. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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