Reserved wild animals of Thailand

Reserved wild animals are the highest class of protection for animal species in Thailand's wildlife conservation framework. There are currently nineteen 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 conserved wild animals[1][2] are:

Common name(s) Local name(s) Scientific name Year Group Description
Javan rhinoceros แรด Rhinoceros sondaicus 1960 Mammal
Sumatran rhinoceros กระซู่ Dicerorhinus sumatrensis 1960 Mammal
Kouprey กูปรี (โคไพร) Bos sauveli 1960 Mammal
Wild Asian water buffalo ควายป่า Bubalus bubalis (B. arnee) 1960 Mammal
Mainland serow เลียงผา (เยือง หรือ กูรำ หรือ โครำ) Capricornis sumatraensis 1960 Mammal
Chinese goral กวางผา Naemorhedus griseus 1960 Mammal
Schomburgk's deer สมัน (เนื้อสมัน หรือ กวางเขาสุ่ม) Cervus schomburgki 1960 Mammal
Eld's deer ละอง (ละมั่ง) Cervus eldii 1960 Mammal
Fea's muntjac เก้งหม้อ Muntiacus feae 1992 Mammal
Dugong พะยูน (หมูน้ำ หรือ วัวทะเล) Dugong dugon 1992 Mammal
Malayan tapir สมเสร็จ Tapirus indicus 1992 Mammal
Marbled cat แมวลายหินอ่อน Pardofelis marmorata 1992 Mammal
White-eyed river martin นกเจ้าฟ้าหญิงสิรินธร Pseudochelidon sirintarae 1992 Bird
Gurney's pitta นกแต้วแร้วท้องดำ Pitta gurneyi 1992 Bird
Sarus crane นกกระเรียน Grus antigone 1992 Bird
Leatherback turtle เต่ามะเฟือง Dermochelys coriacea 2019 Reptile
Whale shark ฉลามวาฬ Rhincodon typus 2019 Fish
Bryde's whale วาฬบรูดา Balaenoptera edeni 2019 Mammal
Omura's whale วาฬโอมูระ Balaenoptera omurai 2019 Mammal
Helmeted hornbill นกชนหิน Rhinoplax vigil 2021[2] Bird

Of these twenty 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. Translated by Dan Reik. "Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, BE 2535" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 109 (15). 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.
  • Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Section, Wildlife Conservation Division, Royal Forest Department, Wildlife Conservation in Thailand (PDF){{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link).
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