Reserved wild animals of Thailand

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Nemorhaedus griseus arnouxianus with kid, identified as Chinese Goral, at the Highland Wildlife Park. Nemorhaeduscaudatusarnouxianus2.JPG
Nemorhaedus griseus arnouxianus with kid, identified as Chinese Goral, at the Highland Wildlife Park.

Reserved wild animals are the highest class of protection for animal species in Thailand's wildlife conservation framework. There are currently twenty designated species, defined by The Wild Animal Conservation and Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019). The 2019 act replaced the original law from 1992. [1] The law 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 twenty-one conserved wild animals [1] [2] are:

Common name(s)Local name(s)Scientific nameYearGroupDescription
Javan rhinoceros แรดRhinoceros sondaicus1960Mammal
Sumatran rhinoceros กระซู่Dicerorhinus sumatrensis1960Mammal
Kouprey กูปรี (โคไพร)Bos sauveli1960Mammal
Wild Asian water buffalo ควายป่าBubalus bubalis (B. arnee)1960Mammal
Mainland serow เลียงผา (เยือง หรือ กูรำ หรือ โครำ)Capricornis sumatraensis1960Mammal
Chinese goral กวางผาNaemorhedus griseus1960Mammal
Schomburgk's deer สมัน (เนื้อสมัน หรือ กวางเขาสุ่ม)Cervus schomburgki1960Mammal
Eld's deer ละอง (ละมั่ง)Cervus eldii1960Mammal
Fea's muntjac เก้งหม้อMuntiacus feae1992Mammal
Dugong พะยูน (หมูน้ำ หรือ วัวทะเล)Dugong dugon1992Mammal
Malayan tapir สมเสร็จTapirus indicus1992Mammal
Marbled cat แมวลายหินอ่อนPardofelis marmorata1992Mammal
White-eyed river martin นกเจ้าฟ้าหญิงสิรินธรPseudochelidon sirintarae1992Bird
Gurney's pitta นกแต้วแร้วท้องดำPitta gurneyi1992Bird
Sarus crane นกกระเรียนGrus antigone1992Bird
Leatherback turtle เต่ามะเฟืองDermochelys coriacea2019Reptile
Whale shark ฉลามวาฬRhincodon typus2019Fish
Bryde's whale วาฬบรูดาBalaenoptera edeni2019Mammal
Omura's whale วาฬโอมูระBalaenoptera omurai2019Mammal
Helmeted hornbill นกชนหินRhinoplax vigil2024Bird
Blue whale วาฬสีน้ำเงินBalaenoptera musculus2024Mammal

Of these twenty-one species, the Schomburgk's deer is already extinct, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinoceros are locally extinct in Thailand. [3] [4]

In 1992, Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus) (เนื้อทราย), added in 1960, was removed from the list.

In the near future, Thailand will add Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) (โลมาหัวบาตร) as a reserved species after only 14 of them were found in the latest survey of Songkhla Lake. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, BE 2535" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 109 (15). Translated by Dan Reik. 28 February 1992. – unofficial translation
  2. "Thailand places helmeted hornbills under protection". The Nation. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. Ellis, S.; Talukdar, B. (2020). "Rhinoceros sondaicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T19495A18493900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T19495A18493900.en .
  4. Ellis, S.; Talukdar, B. (2020). "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T6553A18493355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T6553A18493355.en .
  5. "Thailand adds Irrawaddy dolphins to 'reserved' list as extinction beckons". The Nation. Retrieved 14 May 2022.