Reserved wild animals of Thailand

Thailand has fifteen designated reserved wild animal species, which are defined by the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act of BE 2535. It is prohibited by law to hunt, breed, possess or trade any of such species, except when done for scientific research with permission from the Permanent Secretary of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and 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, at least one (the Schomburgk's deer) is already extinct.

References

• (Unofficial translation by Dan Reik, April 1996).
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