UNFINALISED Draft – 19 February 2013
THE NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS BILL
(No. .... of 2013)
Explanatory Memorandum
The main objects of this Act are to –
(a)
make further and better provision for the protection, conservation and
management of native terrestrial biodiversity in Mauritius, giving effect to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) and other biodiversity related Conventions to which Mauritius is a
party; and
(b)
provide for the establishment, control and management of national parks and
special reserves and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
S. V. FAUGOO
Minister of Agro Industry and
Food Security
………….…… 2013
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THE NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS BILL
(No. ..... of 2013)
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES
Clause
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
PART I – PRELIMINARY
Short title
Interpretation
PART II – NATIVE TERRESTRIAL
AND NATIONAL PARKS ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Establishment of Advisory Council
Functions of Advisory Council
Composition of Advisory Council
Meetings of Advisory Council
Appointment of subcommittees
PART III – NATIONAL PARKS AND
CONSERVATION SERVICE
National Parks and Conservation
Service
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Director of National Parks and
Conservation Service
Functions of Director
PART lV – NATIONAL PARKS AND
OTHER RESERVES
National Parks and Special Reserves
Buffer zones for reserved lands
Management plans for reserved lands
Licenses and leases on reserved
lands
PART V – ESTABLISHMENT OF
CITES AUTHORITIES
Establishment
of
Management
Authority
Functions of Management Authority
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
Establishment of Scientific Authority
PART VI – PROTECTION OF FAUNA
AND FLORA
Protected wildlife
Protected flora
Birds
Trading in prescribed wildlife
Hunting of wildlife
Hunting of game
Authorisation to hunt game
Restriction on grant of authorisation to
hunt game
PART VII – CONTROL OF WILDLIFE
POPULATION
National Invasive Alien Species
Committee
Functions of National Invasive Alien
Species Committee
Composition of National Invasive Alien
Species Committee
Meetings of National Invasive Alien
Species Committee
Appointment of subcommittees
Importation of exotic wildlife
Control of wildlife upon authorisation
Strategic locations
PART VIII – CITES PERMITS
CITES Export Permit
CITES Import Permit
Re-export certificate
Certificate for introduction from sea
Validity of CITES permits
PART lX – REGISTRATION AND
MARKING
Registration of traders and producers
PART X – EXEMPTIONS AND
OTHER
SPECIAL
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO TRADE
Transhipment
Pre-Convention certificate
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
Personal and household effects
Species born and bred in captivity
Donations and exchanges
Zoos and exhibitions
PART XI – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
AND ACCOUNTS
National Parks and Conservation Fund
PART XII – POWERS OF OFFICERS
Powers of officers in relation to
offenders
Powers of entry, search, seizure and
arrest
PART XIll – MISCELLANEOUS
Offences and penalties
Jurisdiction
Regulations
Coordination with other laws
Repeal
Consequential amendments
Transitional provisions
Commencement
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE
SIXTH SCHEDULE
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
EIGHTH SCHEDULE
NINTH SCHEDULE
TENTH SCHEDULE
ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
TWELFTH SCHEDULE
THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE
SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE
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A BILL
ENACTED by the Parliament of Mauritius, as follows –
PART I – PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks
Act 2013.
2.
Interpretation
In this Act –
“Advisory Council” means the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks
Advisory Council established under section 3;
“animal” includes an animal from any species, animal parts or derivatives, fish,
aquatic animal, shellfish, shell, coral or egg;
“artificially propagated”, in relation to live plants, means grown from seeds,
cuttings, divisions, callus tissues or other plant tissues, spores or other
propagules under controlled conditions;
“biodiversity” –
(a)
means the variability among living organisms from all sources including
terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological
complexes of which they are part;
(b)
includes diversity within species, between species and, of ecosystems;
“bred in captivity” means an offspring bred including eggs, born or otherwise
produced in a controlled condition of living organisms that mated or otherwise
transmitted their gametes in a controlled environment;
“buffer zone” means an area of land declared as such under section 12;
“CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora signed at Washington on 3 March 1973, as amended in
Bonn on 22 June 1979, and acceded to by Mauritius on 27 July 1975;
“CITES Secretariat” means the Secretariat of CITES located in Geneva;
“closed reserves” means the protected areas listed in Part A of the Sixteenth
Schedule which are strictly used for the purpose of conservation and protection
of native biodiversity;
“closed season”, in relation to any game, means a period during which hunting of
that game is prohibited;
“conservation” –
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(a)
means the use of all methods and procedures that are necessary to
maintain the natural functions, biodiversity, habitat and amenity of wildlife,
national parks and other reserved lands;
(b)
includes all activities associated with scientific resources management
such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat restoration,
acquisition and maintenance, propagation, live trapping and
transplantation;
“controlled environment” means an environment that is manipulated for the
purpose of producing animals of a particular species and has boundaries
designed to prevent animals, eggs or gametes of that species from entering or
leaving the environment;
“country of origin” means the country in which a species has been taken in the
wild or born or bred in captivity or artificially propagated, or introduced from the
sea;
“derivative”, in relation to an animal, plant or other organism –
(a)
means any part, tissue or extract of an animal, plant or other organism,
whether fresh, preserved or processed;
(b)
includes any chemical compound derived from such part, tissue or extract;
“Director” means the Director of the National Parks and Conservation Service;
“exotic wildlife” means all wildlife introduced in Mauritius;
“Fund” means the National Parks and Conservation Fund established under
section 46;
“game” means any wildlife listed in the Tenth Schedule;
“game licence” means a licence referred to in section 23;
“hunting” –
(a)
means capturing, chasing, driving, attracting, following, searching for,
trapping, attempting to trap, shooting at, stalking or lying in wait for, any
wildlife whether or not the wildlife is subsequently captured, killed, taken or
wounded; but
(b)
does not include stalking, attracting, searching for or lying in wait for, any
wildlife by an unarmed person solely for the purpose of watching or taking
pictures of it;
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“hunting equipment” means any gun, weapon, implement, apparatus or material
which may be used to hunt wildlife or take any product thereof;
“international trade” –
(a)
means any import, export or re-export of species covered by this Act;
(b)
includes any introduction from the sea;
“introduction from the sea” means the transportation or importation into Mauritius
of any specimens that are taken, removed or harvested from a marine
environment not under the jurisdiction of any State, including the air space above
the sea and the sea-bed and the subsoil beneath the sea;
“invasive alien species” refers to animals, micro-organisms and plants whose
establishment and spread threaten ecosystems, habitats, species and human
beings;
“land” includes –
(a)
land covered by the sea or other waters;
(b)
the part of the sea or those waters covering such land;
(c)
the atmosphere above the surface of such land and which extends
downwards to the centre of the earth;
“Management Authority” means the Management Authority established under
section 15;
"member" means a member of the Advisory Council;
“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of agriculture
is assigned;
“national park” means any land declared as such under section 11;
“National Parks and Conservation Service” means the National Parks and
Conservation Service referred to in section 8;
“native”, in relation to wildlife –
(a)
means living or growing naturally in Mauritius;
(b)
does not include exotic wildlife;
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“nature reserve” has the same meaning as in the Forests and Reserves Act;
“occupier” has the same meaning as in the Forests and Reserves Act;
“officer” –
(a)
means an officer of the National Parks and Conservation Service;
(b)
includes a police officer, forest officer, fisheries officer, customs officer or
any person appointed by the Permanent Secretary to enforce this Act;
“open reserves” means areas listed in Part B of the Sixteenth Schedule which
provide for conservation, educational and recreational activities;
“owner” has the same meaning as in the Forests and Reserves Act;
“Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry;
“permit” –
(a)
means a permit issued under Parts VI, VII or VIII;
(b)
includes a permit or similar authorisation issued by any country in relation
to any species specified in the Schedules;
“personal or household effect” includes any dead specimens or parts and
derivatives of which belong to a private individual and form part of or are
intended to form part of that individual’s possessions;
“plant” includes any species of plant, bark, charcoal, creepers, fibres, firewood,
fruit, grass, seeds, spices, seaweed, algae, sea grass or anything that may be
obtained from or derived from a plant;
“prescribed wildlife” means the species of wildlife listed in the First, Second and
Third Schedules;
“protected wildlife” means the species of wildlife listed in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eleventh Schedules;
“re-export” means the export of any specimen that has previously been imported;
“reserved land” –
(a)
means any land declared to be a national park or special reserve under
section 11;
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(b)
includes open reserves and closed reserves;
“registered nursery” means a private nursery licensed by the National Parks and
Conservation Service to produce and commercialise native plants;
“Rescue Centre” means any premises, facility or place designated by the
Management Authority to look after the welfare of living specimens, particularly
those that have been confiscated;
“sale” includes hire, barter or exchange;
“Scientific Authority” means the Scientific Authority established under section 17;
“social security officer” means an officer of the Ministry responsible for the
subject of social security;
“Special Reserve” means any private land for which an agreement has been
entered into under section 11;
“species” includes any species, subspecies or geographically separate
population thereof;
“specimen” means any animal or plant, whether alive or dead;
“structure” includes any fence, road, building, bench, table, fireplace, path
marker, boundary marker, sign or any other item built or placed within reserved
land;
“vehicle” includes any means of transportation by air, on land or in or on water;
“vulnerable species” means the species listed in the Sixth Schedule;
“wildlife” includes –
(a)
(b)
any living creature except –
(i)
a human being;
(ii)
a dog or cat;
(iii)
domestic livestock;
(iv)
fish as defined in the Fisheries and Marine Resources Act;
any naturally occurring plants species listed in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh Schedules.
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PART II – NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
3.
Establishment of Advisory Council
There is established, for the purposes of this Act, a Native Terrestrial Biodiversity
and National Parks Advisory Council.
4.
Functions of Advisory Council
The Advisory Council shall –
(a)
(b)
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advise the Minister –
(i)
on any matter related to native terrestrial biodiversity, national
parks and other reserved land, and conservation generally;
(ii)
on the assessment of the state of wildlife resources and the effect
of land use and environmental activities on wildlife and wildlife
habitat;
(iii)
on any related matter referred to it by the Minister;
make recommendations to the Minister for the conservation of wildlife.
Composition of Advisory Council
(1)
The Advisory Council shall consist of –
(a)
a Chairperson;
(b)
the Permanent Secretary or his representative;
(c)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
fisheries;
(d)
a representative of the Forestry Service;
(e)
a representative of the Prime Minister’s Office;
(f)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
education;
(g)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
environment;
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(2)
(h)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
housing;
(i)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of local
government;
(j)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for Rodrigues;
(k)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
tourism;
(l)
2 members of the public with wide knowledge on conservation of
natural resources;
(m)
a person from the private sector or a non-governmental
organisation involved in tourism or outdoor recreation; and
(n)
3 persons actively involved in wildlife conservation or environmental
protection.
The members referred to in subsections (1)(a), (l), (m) and (n) shall –
(a)
be appointed by the Minister;
(b)
hold office for a period of one year; and
(c)
be eligible for reappointment for a further period of one year.
(3)
No member shall take part in or vote on any matter before the Advisory
Council in which the member or an immediate relative of the member or a business
associate of the member has, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary interest.
6.
Meetings of Advisory Council
(1)
(2)
The Advisory Council shall meet –
(a)
at least once every 3 months;
(b)
at such time and place as the Chairperson may determine.
Nine members shall constitute a quorum.
(3)
The Advisory Council shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such
manner as it may determine.
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7.
Appointment of subcommittees
The Advisory Council may –
(a)
appoint subcommittees consisting of 2 or more members;
(b)
co-opt such other persons as it considers appropriate to assist the
Council.
PART III – NATIONAL PARKS AND CONSERVATION SERVICE
8.
National Parks and Conservation Service
There shall be a National Parks and Conservation Service which shall consist of
such scientific, technical, administrative and other staff as may be appointed to carry out
duties under this Act.
9.
The Director of National Parks and Conservation Service
(1)
There shall be a Director of National Parks and Conservation Service who
shall be a public officer appointed by the Public Service Commission.
(2)
The Director shall have administrative control of the National Parks and
Conservation Service and perform such other functions as may be assigned to him
under this Act and by the Minister.
(3)
The Director may, with the approval of the Permanent Secretary, delegate
any of his functions to such officer as he may designate.
10.
Functions of Director
(1)
The Director shall, subject to this Act –
(a)
keep under review the need to reserve land and promote
conservation in relation to the use or development of State and
private land;
(b)
carry out management operations, research and other activities in
connection with the administration of this Act, and in connection
with the obligation of international conventions on conservation of
native terrestrial biodiversity including the management of reserved
land and the conservation of wildlife within a national park;
(c)
carry out educational activities and provide and disseminate
information on matters arising out of and in connection with the
administration of this Act;
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(d)
prepare and review management plans for reserved lands;
(e)
provide the Advisory Council with such information as it may
require; and
(f)
submit to the Permanent Secretary, for presentation to the Minister,
before 30 June of the following year, a report on the activities of the
National Parks and Conservation Service in respect of the
preceding year.
PART IV – NATIONAL PARKS AND OTHER RESERVES
11.
Proclamation of National Parks and Special Reserves
(1)
The President may, by Proclamation, declare any State land, nature
reserve, “Pas Géometriques”, or other land to be a national park or other special
reserve where –
(a)
such land is of natural, scenic, scientific, educational, recreational
or other importance or value to the State; and
(b)
the preservation of that land is necessary to protect, permit access
to, or allow public viewing or enjoyment of, such land.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other enactment, no work or development shall take
place on a reserved land unless –
(a)
it is approved by the Minister; or
(b)
it is permitted under a management plan under section 13.
(3)
The Minister may, other than the areas listed in the Sixteenth Schedule,
by way of notice published in the Gazette, declare any national park, reserve or part
thereof an open or closed reserve.
(4)
For the purpose of protecting the habitat of wildlife, the Minister may enter
into an agreement with a private landowner.
(5)
An agreement under subsection (4) may impose a conservation covenant
or easement in respect of land owned by the private landowner.
(6)
A conservation covenant or easement may be granted for any of the
following purposes –
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(a)
the protection, enhancement or restoration of natural ecosystems,
wildlife habitat or habitat of rare, threatened or endangered plant or
animal species;
(b)
the retention of significant botanical, zoological, geological or
morphological features of land;
(c)
the conservation of soil, air or water.
(7)
A conservation covenant or easement shall run with the land and be
binding on the landowner and his successors in title.
12.
Buffer zones for reserved lands
(1)
The Minister may, by way of notice published in the Gazette, declare any
land adjoining a reserved land a buffer zone for that reserved land.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other enactment, a buffer zone shall not, except with
the approval of the Minister, and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose,
be put to any use which may have a negative effect, whether direct or indirect, on the
reserved land, or on plants and animals within the reserved land.
13.
Management plans for reserved lands
(1)
The Director shall prepare, for submission to the Minister, a management
plan for each area of reserved land and any adjoining buffer zones.
(2)
A management plan may relate to part of a reserved land or to more than
a part of a reserved land.
(3)
A management plan –
(a)
shall contain information regarding the relevant reserved land and
any adjoining buffer zone, statements of objectives for
management and proposals for the management of that land;
(b)
may designate zones within the reserved land to which the public
shall have access subject to obtaining a written authorisation from
the Director.
(4)
Subject to the recommendation of the Advisory Council and approval of
the Minister, the Director shall –
(a)
publish a draft of the management plan; and
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(b)
cause a notice to be printed in at least 2 local newspapers stating
where copies of the draft management plan may be inspected and
purchased.
(5)
Any person may, within 60 days from the publication of a notice under
subsection (4), make written representations to the Director in relation to the draft
management plan.
(6)
Following representations made under subsection (5), the Director may
make such amendments to the draft management as he considers appropriate.
(7)
The Director shall submit the draft management plan, incorporating any
amendment made under subsection (6), to the Minister for approval.
(8)
A management plan, once approved by the Minister, shall –
(a)
come into effect on the publication in the Gazette of a notice
confirming the approval;
(b)
be published and made available for purchase by any person; and
(c)
be binding in relation to the management and use of the reserved
land and any adjoining buffer zones.
(9)
An approved management plan may be amended or replaced in the same
manner as provided for in this section.
14.
Licences and leases on reserved land
(1)
Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Director may, subject to such
terms and conditions as he considers appropriate, issue licences authorising –
(a)
the sale of goods;
(b)
the provision of services to visitors;
(c)
the carrying out of other activities of a commercial nature, within
reserved lands.
(2)
A person who wishes to engage in any of the activities specified in
subsection (1) shall make a written application to the Director for a licence in such form
and manner as the Director may determine.
(3)
No person shall, within a reserved land –
(a)
sell any good;
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(b)
provide any service to a visitor for a fee;
(c)
carry out any other activity of a commercial nature,
without a licence issued under subsection (1).
(4)
No licence issued under subsection (1) shall allow the holder to –
(a)
exclusively occupy any area within any reserved land or to erect
any building thereon;
(b)
use or remove any resources of that land,
unless provision for such a licence is included in an approved management plan relating
to the land or, where there is no management plan, the Minister is satisfied that the
licence is not inconsistent with the purposes for which the reserve was established.
(5)
Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Director may, on such terms
and conditions as he considers appropriate, grant leases to use or occupy reserved
land, or to undertake such activities as he may determine, provided the purpose of such
leases is not inconsistent with the purpose for which the land has been reserved.
(6)
A lease granted under subsection (5) shall be for a term not exceeding 7
years but may be renewed with the approval of the Minister.
(7)
No lease granted under subsection (5) shall allow the holder
to –
(a)
exclusively occupy any area within any reserved land or erect any
building thereon;
(b)
use or remove any resources of that land,
unless provision for such a lease is included in an approved management plan relating
to that reserved land.
PART V – ESTABLISHMENT OF CITES AUTHORITIES
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Establishment of Management Authority
(1)
Authority.
There is established, for the purposes of this Act, a Management
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Management Authority shall be the
National Parks and Conservation Service.
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Functions of Management Authority
The Management Authority shall –
(a)
communicate with the CITES Secretariat and cooperate with other
departments or services to implement and enforce legislation relating to
species conservation;
(b)
grant permits and certificates in accordance with the provisions of CITES
and attach to any permit or certificate any condition it considers
appropriate;
(c)
maintain records of international trade in specimens and prepare an
annual report on such trade, including the names and addresses of
exporters and importers and the number and type of permits and
certificates granted;
(d)
submit the report referred to in paragraph (c) to the CITES Secretariat by
31 October of the year following the year to which the report refers;
(e)
prepare a biennial report on legislative, regulatory and administrative
measures taken to enforce the Convention and submit such report to the
Secretariat by 31 October of the year following the 2-year period to which
the report refers;
(f)
consult with the Scientific Authority, on the acceptance of CITES
documents, the nature and level of trade in CITES-listed species, the
setting and management of quotas, the registration of traders, the
establishment of rescue centres for confiscated specimens and the
preparation of proposals to amend the CITES list;
(g)
deal with confiscated specimens by –
(h)
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(i)
returning the specimen to the State of export at the expense of that
State, after consultation with it;
(ii)
sending the specimen to a rescue centre or such other place as the
Management Authority considers appropriate;
advise the Minister on action to be taken for the implementation and
enforcement of CITES.
Establishment of Scientific Authority
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(1)
The Minister shall establish a separate and independent body to be known
as the Scientific Authority.
(2)
(3)
The Scientific Authority shall consist of –
(a)
a Chairperson who shall be a scientist with knowledge on
conservation matters;
(b)
the Conservator of Forests or his representative;
(c)
the Principal Veterinary Officer or his representative;
(d)
the Chief Fisheries Officer or his representative;
(e)
the Director of the National Parks and Conservation Service or his
representative;
(f)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
environment;
(g)
a representative of a non-governmental
knowledge on conservation activities; and
(h)
a private registered veterinary officer.
organisation
with
The Scientific Authority shall –
(a)
advise the Management Authority on any matter relating to CITES,
including whether –
(i)
any proposed export of any specimen of a species listed in
the First and Second Schedules shall be detrimental to the
survival of the species involved;
(ii)
in the case of a proposed import of any live specimen listed
in the First Schedule shall be detrimental to the species and
the proposed recipient of the specimen is suitably equipped
to house and care for the said specimen;
(b)
monitor the export permits granted for specimens listed in the First,
Second and Third Schedules and the actual export of the
specimens;
(c)
advise the Management Authority on any measures to be taken to
limit the granting of export permits when the population status of a
species so requires;
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(d)
advise the Management Authority and the CITES Secretariat on the
disposal of confiscated or forfeited specimens;
(e)
conduct research on any other species that are likely to be
endangered, threatened or exploited in Mauritius;
(f)
collect and distribute any information relating to the international
trade or any other commercial use of any endangered or protected
species;
(g)
advise the Management Authority, the Secretariat or any other
organisation on any matter relevant to the protection of species.
PART VI – PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND FLORA
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Protected wildlife
(1)
Any person who wishes to –
(a)
pick, pluck, gather, collect, cut, uproot, process, breed, hunt, rear,
have in his possession or under his control, or otherwise obtain,
purchase, sell, offer, export for sale, display to the public, any
protected wildlife or derivative thereof;
(b)
export from Mauritius or import into Mauritius any protected wildlife
or derivative thereof,
shall make a written application to the Director.
(2)
No person shall, except in accordance with a permit issued by the Director
and subject to such conditions as may be imposed –
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(a)
pick, pluck, gather, collect, cut, uproot, process, breed, hunt, rear,
have in his possession or under his control, or otherwise obtain,
purchase, sell, offer, export for sale, display to the public, any
protected wildlife or derivative thereof;
(b)
export from Mauritius or import into Mauritius any protected wildlife
or derivative thereof.
Protected flora
(1)
Any person wishing to collect or sell any protected species of flora listed in
the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth or Seventh Schedule shall apply to the Director for a permit.
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(2)
Where the Director receives an application under subsection (1), he may
issue a permit subject to such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
(3)
A permit issued under subsection (2) shall specify –
(a)
the species of flora that may be dealt in;
(b)
the locality where the protected flora may be sold; and
(c)
the period during which collection and sales may take place.
(4)
No person shall purchase flora listed in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth or Seventh
Schedule other than from a registered nursery or from a person holding a permit issued
by the Director under this section.
(5)
Any owner or occupier of land, where naturally occurring flora listed in the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth or Seventh Schedule is found, shall register such place with the
Director.
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Birds
(1)
Any person may, except for the purpose of trade, capture for the purpose
of rearing or rear a bird of a species listed in the Eighth Schedule.
(2)
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No person shall, except with the written approval of the Director –
(a)
take or destroy the egg or nest of any wild bird other than a bird of
a species listed in the Ninth Schedule;
(b)
sell or buy any bird of a species listed in the Tenth Schedule during
a closed season;
(c)
kill or otherwise destroy any bird of a species listed in the Eighth or
Eleventh Schedule.
Trading in prescribed wildlife
No person shall, except with a permit issued under Part VIII, and subject
to such terms and conditions as may be imposed, including the payment of such fees as
may be necessary –
(a)
breed, hunt, obtain by any means or have in his possession any
prescribed wildlife, or obtain or have in his possession any product
or derivative of prescribed wildlife;
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(b)
buy, sell or otherwise trade in any prescribed wildlife or any product
thereof;
(c)
export from Mauritius or import into Mauritius any prescribed wildlife
or any product thereof;
(d)
assist in, or facilitate, the export from Mauritius or import into
Mauritius, of any prescribed wildlife or any product thereof, unless
he has ascertained that a permit has been issued by the relevant
authority in respect of such export or import.
Hunting of wildlife
(1)
No person shall –
(a)
(2)
hunt any wildlife or carry any hunting equipment on land owned or
occupied by another person except –
(i)
with the occupier’s consent; or
(ii)
where the land is not occupied, with the owner’s consent;
(b)
hunt any wildlife by night;
(c)
hunt any wildlife by means of –
(i)
a drug, poison or a poisoned weapon or bait;
(ii)
an explosive;
(iii)
fire;
(iv)
a firearm capable of firing more than one round at a time;
(v)
a missile containing a detonator;
(vi)
a pit.
No person shall –
(a)
hunt by means of;
(b)
purchase or sell;
(c)
have in his possession,
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a snare or gin trap.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Director may allow the
hunting of wildlife subject to such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
23.
Hunting of game
(1)
Subject to subsections (2) and (3), and to section 22, no person shall hunt
–
(a)
any game –
(i)
unless he is the holder of a valid game licence issued by the
Commissioner of Police under the Firearms Act and has
obtained an authorisation from the Director under section 24;
(ii)
from a vehicle;
(iii)
with the aid of artificial light;
(b)
any prescribed wildlife at any time other than during the period
prescribed in relation thereto;
(c)
any deer –
(i)
with a firearm of 0.22 or smaller calibre;
(ii)
with a shotgun loaded with lead shot;
(iii)
with a bow and arrow.
(2)
The Director may, subject to such terms and conditions as he considers
appropriate, authorise a person to hunt game for scientific purposes or for game
management purposes at any time of the year and by any method which he may
approve.
(3)
(a)
Subject to paragraph (b), a person or anyone authorised by him
may hunt any game found straying on any cultivated portion of that person’s land or
damaging that person’s crop.
(b)
Where a person, acting under paragraph (a), kills any game, that
person shall forthwith send the carcass to the nearest police station of the area, and the
police officer in charge of the station shall forward the carcass to a social security officer
for disposal.
(4)
(a)
An officer authorised by the Director may require the carcass of any
game to be marked for identification purpose.
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(b)
No person shall deface or remove any mark placed on a carcass
under paragraph (a).
(5)
The Director may authorise a person to hunt game for trophy in the closed
season where –
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(a)
the animal is hunted by stalking without the use of any dog or
beater;
(b)
the animal is above 3 years of age;
(c)
the carcass is tagged at the time of hunting with a special tag
provided by the Government of Mauritius against the payment of
such fee as may be prescribed; and
(d)
the owner informs the Director about the number of animals hunted
each month.
Authorisation to hunt game
(1)
Where a person has been issued by the Commissioner of Police with a
game licence or temporary game licence under the Firearms Act, he may apply to the
Director for an authorisation to hunt game.
(2)
An application under subsection (1) shall be made in the form set out in
Part A of the Twelfth Schedule.
(3)
The Director may, on receipt of an application under subsection (1), grant
an authorisation to hunt game on payment of such fee as may be prescribed and
subject to such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
(4)
A person who wishes to hunt game for trophy under section 23(5) shall
make an application to the Director for a trophy licence in the form set out in Part B of
the Twelfth Schedule.
(5)
The Director may, on receipt of an application under subsection (4), grant
an authorisation to hunt game on payment of such fee as may be prescribed and
subject to such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
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Restriction on grant of authorisation to hunt game
(1)
No authorisation shall be granted under section 24 to a person who has,
within a period of 5 years preceding the date of the application, been convicted of an
offence under this Act.
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(2)
No authorisation shall be granted to a gamekeeper except with the written
consent of that gamekeeper’s employer.
PART VII – CONTROL OF WILDLIFE POPULATION
26.
National Invasive Alien Species Committee
There is established, for the purpose of controlling the introduction of exotic
wildlife in Mauritius, a National Invasive Alien Species Committee.
27.
Functions of National Invasive Alien Species Committee
The National Invasive Alien Species Committee shall advise the Minister on –
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(a)
any matter related to the introduction of exotic wildlife in Mauritius;
(b)
requests for the importation of invasive alien species;
(c)
policies to be adopted for the control of invasive alien species;
(d)
the preparation of a black list of wildlife species which shall not be allowed
to enter Mauritius.
Composition of National Invasive Alien Species Committee
The National Invasive Alien Species Committee shall consist of –
(a)
the Director of the National Parks and Conservation Service or his
representative as Chairperson;
(b)
the Conservator of Forests or his representative;
(c)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of agriculture;
(d)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of environment;
(e)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of health;
(f)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for Rodrigues;
(g)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of fisheries;
(h)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of tourism;
(i)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of commerce;
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(j)
a representative of the Mauritius Revenue Authority;
(k)
the Principal Veterinary Officer or his representative;
(l)
a representative of a non-governmental organisation involved in
conservation issues to be appointed by the Minister; and
(m)
a representative from among pet traders, importers and breeders to be
appointed by the Minister.
Meeting of National Invasive Alien Species Committee
(1)
(2)
The National Invasive Alien Species Committee shall meet –
(a)
at least once every 2 months;
(b)
at such time and place as the Chairperson may determine.
Seven members shall constitute a quorum.
(3)
The Committee shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such
manner as it may determine.
30.
Appointment of subcommittees
The National Invasive Alien Species Committee may –
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(a)
appoint subcommittees consisting of 2 or more members;
(b)
co-opt such other persons as it may consider appropriate to assist the
Committee.
Importation of exotic wildlife
(1)
Any person who wishes to import any species of wildlife other than
livestock or fish shall make a written application to the Director in such form as the
Director may determine.
(2)
No person shall import into Mauritius any species of wildlife other than
livestock or fish unless –
(a)
he has received the prior approval of the Ministry upon the
recommendations of the National Invasive Alien Species
Committee; and
(b)
he has been issued with a permit by the Director.
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(3)
A permit issued under paragraph (2) shall be issued on payment of such
fee as may be prescribed and subject to such terms and conditions as the Director
considers appropriate.
(4)
No person shall, except with the written authorisation of the Director,
introduce in Mauritius any species of wildlife, including game, any other mammal, bird or
insect which is not found in Mauritius.
32. Control of wildlife upon authorisation
(1)
There is established, for the purpose of controlling wildlife in Mauritius, a
Special Technical Committee.
(2)
Where any species of wildlife has attained pest status and the Special
Technical Committee advises that control is necessary, such species may, in the
national interest, be controlled for a period to be determined by the Special Technical
Committee.
(3)
(4)
The Special Technical Committee shall consist of –
(a)
the Director of the National Parks and Conservation Service as
Chairperson;
(b)
the Director of the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit;
(c)
the Chief Agricultural Officer;
(d)
the Chief Medical Officer;
(e)
the Conservator of Forests;
(f)
the Principal Veterinary Officer;
(g)
the Dean of the faculty of agriculture of the University of Mauritius;
and
(h)
the Director of a non-governmental organisation actively involved in
terrestrial biodiversity conservation to be appointed by the Minister.
Five members shall constitute a quorum.
(5)
The Committee shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such
manner as it considers appropriate.
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(6)
For the purposes of subsection (1), a species is deemed to have attained
pest status where –
(7)
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(a)
the population of the said species has attained high numbers; and
(b)
the Special Technical Committee advises that control is necessary
in the national interest.
Control of species under subsection (1) –
(a)
may only be done upon written authorisation from the Minister;
(b)
shall be carried out under the authority of the National Parks and
Conservation Service.
Strategic locations
Authority to control species of wildlife listed in the Eleventh Schedule may be
exceptionally granted by the Minister even where such species exist in small numbers
and where the species constitute a threat at strategic locations as may be determined in
the national interest.
PART Vlll – CITES PERMITS
34.
CITES export permit
(1)
No person shall export any species listed in the First, Second or Third
Schedule unless he holds an export permit issued by the Management Authority.
(2)
Any person who intends to export any species listed in the First, Second
or Third Schedule shall apply to the Management Authority for a permit to export the
species in the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule.
(3)
The Management Authority may, on payment of such fee as may be
prescribed and subject to such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate, grant
the application and issue an export permit where –
(a)
it is satisfied that the species concerned has been legally acquired;
(b)
it is satisfied that any living species shall be prepared and shipped
in such manner as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health
or cruel treatment;
(c)
in the case of a species listed in the First or Second Schedule, the
Scientific Authority has given its consent to the proposed export;
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(d)
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in the case of a species listed in the First Schedule, an import
permit has been granted by the competent authority of the country
of destination.
CITES Import permit
(1)
No person shall import any species listed in the First or Second Schedule
unless he holds an import permit issued by the Management Authority.
(2)
Any person who intends to import any species listed in the First or Second
Schedule shall apply to the Management Authority for a permit to import the species in
the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule.
(3)
In the case of a species listed in the First Schedule, the Management
Authority may, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed and subject to such terms
and conditions as it considers appropriate, grant the application and issue an import
permit where –
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(a)
the Scientific Authority has advised that the import is for purposes
which are not detrimental to the survival of the species and is
satisfied that the proposed recipient of the living species is suitably
equipped to house and care for it;
(b)
the Management Authority is satisfied that the species concerned is
not destined primarily for commercial purposes.
Re-export certificate
(1)
No person shall re-export any species listed in the First or Second
Schedule unless he holds a re-export certificate issued by the Management Authority
with respect to those species.
(2)
Any person who intends to re-export any species listed in the First or
Second Schedule shall apply to the Management Authority for a certificate to re-export
the species in the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule.
(3)
The Management Authority shall, on payment of such fee as may be
prescribed and subject to such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate, grant
the application and issue a re-export certificate where –
(a)
it is satisfied that any species to be re-exported was imported in
accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b)
it is satisfied that any living species shall be prepared and shipped
in such a manner as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health
or cruel treatment;
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(c)
37.
in the case of any living species listed in the First Schedule, it is
satisfied that an import permit has been granted with respect to the
same species.
Certificate for introduction from sea
(1)
No person shall introduce from the sea any specimen of a species listed in
the First, Second or Third Schedule unless he holds a certificate for introduction from
the sea issued by the Management Authority.
(2)
Any person who intends to introduce from the sea any specimen of a
species listed in the First, Second or Third Schedule shall apply to the Management
Authority for a certificate for introduction from the sea in the form set out in the
Thirteenth Schedule.
(3)
The Management Authority may, on payment of such fee as may be
prescribed and subject to such terms and condictions as it considers appropriate, grant
the application and issue a certificate for introduction from the sea where –
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(a)
the Scientific Authority advises that the introduction from the sea
shall not be detrimental to the survival of the species;
(b)
the Management Authority is satisfied that any species listed in the
First, Second or Third Schedule shall not be used primarily for
commercial purposes and that the proposed recipient of any living
species is suitably equipped to house and care for it;
(c)
the Management Authority is satisfied that any living species listed
in the First, Second or Third Schedule shall be handled in such
manner as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel
treatment.
Validity of CITES permits
(1)
An export permit issued under section 34 shall be valid for a period of 6
months from the date of issue.
(2)
An import permit issued under section 35 for species listed in the First
Schedule shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue.
(3)
An import permit issued under section 35 for species listed in the Second
Schedule shall be valid for a period of 6 months from the date of issue of the
corresponding export or re-export permit or similar authority issued by the country of
export or re-export.
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(4)
A permit or certificate issued under this Part shall be issued in the form set
out in the Fourteenth Schedule.
(5)
Any copy of a permit or certificate issued by the Management Authority
shall be clearly marked as a copy, and no such copy may be used instead of the
original, except to the extent endorsed thereon.
(6)
species.
(7)
A separate permit or certificate shall be required for each consignment of
A permit or a certificate shall not be transferable.
PART lX – REGISTRATION AND MARKING
39.
Registration of traders and producers
(1)
Any person wishing to trade in any of the species listed in the First,
Second or Third Schedule shall be registered with the Management Authority.
(2)
Any person wishing to produce captive bred animals and artificially
propagated plants of any species listed in the First, Second or Third Schedule for
commercial or trade purposes shall be registered with the Management Authority.
(3)
Any person registered with the Management Authority under subsection
(2) shall keep records of his stock and of his transactions.
(4)
The Management Authority may, upon registering a person under this
section, impose such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate.
(5)
Where a person does not comply with the conditions of registration, the
registration may be withdrawn by the Management Authority unless good cause is
shown as to why the conditions could not be complied with.
PART X – EXEMPTIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS
RELATING TO TRADE
40.
Transhipment
(1)
This Act shall not apply to the transit or transhipment of species through,
or in the territory of, Mauritius whilst the species remain in the control of customs.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), species in transit may be inspected and
seized where they are not covered by the necessary permits.
41.
Pre-Convention Certificate
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Where the relevant authority of the State of export or re-export is satisfied that a
species was acquired before 1975 and the Management Authority issues a certificate to
that effect, this Act shall not apply to that species.
42.
Personal and household effects
This Act shall not apply –
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(a)
to species that are personal;
(b)
to household effects except where –
(i)
they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual
residence and are being exported to that State;
(ii)
in the case of the number, weight and type of species listed in the
Fifteenth Schedule –
(A)
they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual
residence and are being exported to that State;
(B)
they are being imported into the State of the owner’s usual
residence; and
(C)
the State where removal from the wild occurred required the
prior grant of export permits before any export of these
species.
Species born and bred in captivity or artificially propagated
For the purposes of this Act, all animal species bred in captivity or plant species
artificially propagated for commercial purposes, which are listed in the First Schedule,
shall be deemed to be species listed in the Second Schedule.
44.
Donation and exchanges
(1)
This Act shall not apply to the non-commercial loan, donation or exchange
of the following species between scientific institutions, provided those institutions are
registered with the Management Authority –
(a)
herbarium species;
(b)
preserved, dried or embedded museum species;
(c)
live plant material approved by the Management Authority.
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45.
Zoos and exhibitions
No permit or certificate shall be required for species which form part of a
travelling zoo, circus, menagerie, plant exhibition and other travelling exhibition where –
(a)
the exporter or importer registers full details of such species with the
Management Authority;
(b)
the species are covered by a pre-Convention certificate or a certificate to
the effect that the species were bred in captivity or artificially propagated;
and
(c)
the Management Authority is satisfied that any living species shall be
transported and cared for in such manner as to minimise the risk of injury,
damage to health or cruel treatment.
PART XI – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND ACCOUNTS
46.
National Parks and Conservation Fund
(1)
There is established for the purposes of this Act a National Parks and
Conservation Fund.
(2)
(2)
There shall be paid into the Fund –
(a)
such sums of money as may be appropriated by the National
Assembly for the purposes of this Act;
(b)
any grants or donations made to the Fund;
(c)
the proceeds from the sale of any produce of reserved lands except
timber;
(d)
any licence, permit, authorisation or other fees paid under this Act;
(e)
any money that is payable under this Act including all fees, rent and
other charges arising from the authorised use of reserved lands;
and
(f)
the levies payable by monkey export companies for the export of
such live monkeys’ parts and derivatives of monkeys, as the
Minister may determine.
The Fund shall be administered by a Managing Committee consisting of –
(a)
the Permanent Secretary as Chairperson;
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(b)
the Director; and
(c)
2 persons appointed by the Minister.
(3)
(a)
The assets of the Fund shall be applied only to the payment of any
expenses which may be incurred by the Director in performing his functions in the
national parks and any reserve and in activities entrusted under his management.
(b)
No disbursement shall be made from the Fund except –
(i)
for the purposes of the Act; and
(ii)
with the authorisation of the Managing Committee.
(4)
The Managing Committee shall, not later than 3 months after the end of
each financial year, prepare and submit to the Director of Audit –
(a)
an annual statement of the receipts and payments of the Fund for
that financial year; and
(b)
a balance sheet as at the end of that financial year showing the
assets and liabilities of the Fund.
(5)
The Managing Committee shall, not later than 6 months after the end of
each financial year, furnish to the Minister –
(a)
a report dealing with the activities and financial position of the Fund
during that financial year; and
(b)
a copy of the audited accounts of the Fund for that financial year
together with the auditor’s report on those activities.
PART XII – POWERS OF OFFICERS
47.
Powers of officers in relation to offenders
(1)
Where an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has
committed or is about to commit an offence under this Act, the officer may require that
person to state his full name and address.
(2)
Where a person is found committing an offence within any reserved land,
an officer may require that person to leave the reserved land.
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(3)
Any person who, when required under this section, to state his full name
and address, fails or refuses to do so, or gives a name or address that is false, shall
commit an offence.
(4)
Any person who, when required under this section to leave any land,
refuses to do so shall commit an offence.
(5)
An officer may –
(a)
in relation to this Act, seize anything which he reasonably suspects
is the object of or evidence of an offence;
(b)
enter premises or a vehicle which he reasonably suspects to
contain a species in violation of the provisions of this Act and detain
same;
(c)
examine what he reasonably suspects to be a species transported,
acquired or traded in violation of the provisions of this Act;
(d)
examine records held in relation to species referred to in paragraph
(a) or (b);
(e)
confiscate any species being held or traded in breach of this Act.
(6)
Any prescribed wildlife confiscated under this Act shall remain in the
custody of the Management Authority which, after consultation with the Scientific
Authority, shall –
(a)
send the species to a designated temporary rescue centre;
(b)
return the species to the country of export; or
(c)
decide on their final disposal.
(7)
Expenses incurred as a result of seizure, including custody costs, the
costs of transporting and disposing of species, or of maintaining live animals and plants
during the time of seizure, shall be recoverable from the offender.
48.
Powers of entry, search, seizure and arrest
(1)
Where a Magistrate is satisfied by information given on oath that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that an offence under this Act in relation to wildlife has
been, is being, or is about to be committed, the Magistrate may issue a warrant
authorising any officer to enter any land or premises and to search for any wildlife which
is subject matter of such offence.
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(2)
Where a person is found hunting or carrying hunting equipment in breach
of this Act on any land, any officer may enter the land without a warrant.
(3)
Where a police officer not below the rank of Inspector, or any officer
designated by the Permanent Secretary, reasonably suspects that an offence is being
committed or is about to be committed, and is satisfied that it is impracticable, for
reasons of urgency, to seek a warrant from a Magistrate, he may, without a warrant –
(4)
(a)
enter and search any premises;
(b)
stop and search any vehicle;
(c)
seize any hunting equipment or other device used in contravention
of this Act together with any vehicle used to assist in or facilitate
such contravention; or
(d)
seize any wildlife or species obtained or possessed in breach of
this Act.
For the purposes of this Act, any officer may, at any time, enter –
(a)
any land adjacent to a reserved land; or
(b)
any land which it is convenient or expedient to cross in order to
reach any reserved land.
(5)
Any person who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence
under this Act may be arrested without a warrant by the owner or occupier of the land
on which the offence is suspected of having been committed or by any person
authorised by the owner or occupier or by an officer.
(6)
(a)
Any hunting equipment, device or product of wildlife found in the
possession of a person arrested under this section may be seized by the owner or
occupier of the land on which the offence has been committed or by a person
authorised by the owner or occupier or by an officer.
(b)
In case of seizure effected under paragraph (a) by the owner or
occupier of the land on which the offence has been committed or by a person
authorized by the owner or occupier, the seized hunting equipment, device or product of
wildlife caught shall be remitted forthwith to an officer.
(7)
The officer referred to in subsection (6) may dispose of any product of a
perishable nature seized under this section.
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(8)
Expenses incurred as a result of seizure, including custody costs, the
costs of transporting and disposing of species or of maintaining wildlife during the time
of seizure shall be recoverable from the offender.
(9)
Any other species of wildlife confiscated under this Act shall remain the
property of the Management Authority which, in consultation with the Permanent
Secretary, shall decide on their disposal.
(10) Where a person commits an offence under this Part, any cage, container,
boat, aeroplane, vehicle or other article or equipment in respect of which or by means of
which the offence was committed, shall be forfeited.
PART XIll – MISCELLANEOUS
49.
Offences and penalties
(1)
Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act or any regulations
made under it shall commit an offence.
(2)
Any person who commits an offence shall on conviction –
(a)
where the offence relates to a species of wildlife listed in the
Fourth, Fifth or Eleventh Schedule, be liable to a fine not exceeding
100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5
years;
(b)
where the offence relates to importing, exporting, re-exporting or
introducing from the sea a prescribed wildlife without a valid permit
or certificate, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years;
(c)
where the offence relates to having in one’s possession, or offering
or exposing for sale or displaying to the public, without reasonable
excuse, any species listed in the Sixth Schedule, be liable to a fine
not exceeding 50,000 rupees and imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 3 years;
(d)
in any other case, be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees
and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(3)
The Court shall, in addition to subsection (2), order that any wildlife, in
respect of which the offence was committed and any animal used in the commission of
an offence under this Act be forfeited to the National Parks and Conservation Service.
(4)
The Court may order that a vehicle or object used in the commission of an
offence under this Act be forfeited to the National Parks and Conservation Service.
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50.
Jurisdiction
Notwithstanding –
(a)
section 114 of the Courts Act;
(b)
section 72 of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction)
Act,
a District Court shall have the power to hear, try and determine any charge under this
Act and may impose any penalty provided under this Act.
51.
Regulations
(1)
of this Act.
(2)
The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes
Any regulations made under subsection (1) may provide, in particular, for
–
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(a)
the amendment of the Schedules;
(b)
the prohibition of the hunting of any game or the carrying or use of
any hunting equipment;
(c)
the application for or issue of permits and certificates referred to in
this Act;
(d)
the levying of fees.
Coordination with other laws
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forests and Reserves
Act or the Fisheries and Marine Resources Act –
(a)
an officer acting in the course of his duties may hunt, drive, capture,
impound, shoot or otherwise dispose of any animal and may cut,
trim, dig, remove or burn any plant, seed, egg, nest, soil, mineral,
sand, coral, structure or other item or any part thereof in reserved
land;
(b)
an officer may introduce plants and animals into reserved land
where necessary or expedient in the opinion of the Director to
perform his functions under this Act;
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(c)
the Director may, with the approval of the Permanent Secretary,
authorise any other person to undertake work described in
paragraphs (a) and (b), subject to such conditions as the Director
may determine.
(2)
The declaration of reserved land under section 11 and the preparation of
management plans under section 13 shall not be subject to Part IV of the Environment
Protection Act.
53.
Repeal
(1)
The Wildlife and National Parks Act is repealed.
(2)
The National Parks and Reserves Regulations 1996 and the Wildlife
Regulations 1998 are revoked.
54.
Consequential amendments
(1)
The Firearms Act is amended, in section 16(1), by deleting the words
“section 19 of the Wildlife and National Parks Act” and replacing them by the words
“section 23(1)(a) of the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act”.
(2)
The Forests and Reserves Act is amended, in section 2, by deleting the
definition of “game” and replacing it by the following definition –
“game” has the same meaning as in the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and
National Parks Act;
(3)
The Meat Act is amended, in section 2, by deleting the definition of “game
licence” and replacing it by the following definition –
“game licence” has the same meaning as in the Native Terrestrial
Biodiversity and National Parks Act;
55.
Transitional provisions
(1)
Any game licence or permit issued under the repealed Act and valid at the
commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act and
shall remain valid for the period for which it was issued.
(2)
Any other licence or authority issued under the repealed Act and valid at
the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act and
shall remain valid for any period for which it was issued or until one year from the
commencement of this Act, whichever is the earlier.
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(3)
(a)
Subject to paragraph (c), any person holding or possessing wildlife,
the holding or possession of which requires a licence under this Act, shall, within 1 year
from the commencement of this Act, apply for a licence in accordance with this Act.
(b)
Applications for permits and licences required in respect of
activities under this Act shall be made within 1 year from the commencement of this Act.
(c)
Paragraph (a) shall not apply to trading in, importing or exporting
any form of protected wildlife or its derivatives.
(4) Notwithstanding section 53, any fee, charge or sum paid or unpaid under the
repealed Act or the revoked regulations on the date immediately before the
commencement of this Act shall, in respect of the corresponding period, be deemed to
have been paid or unpaid under this Act.
(5)
Any person appointed under the repealed Act and holding office at the
commencement of this Act, shall remain in office as if he had been appointed under this
Act.
(6)
Any act made, executed, issued or passed under the repealed Act or the
revoked regulations and in force and operative at the commencement of this Act, shall
have effect as if made, executed, issued or passed under this Act.
(7)
All proceedings, judicial or otherwise commenced before and pending
immediately before the commencement of this Act under the repealed Act shall be
deemed to have commenced, and may be continued, under this Act.
(8)
Any fund instituted under the repealed Act or the revoked regulations shall
be deemed to be part of the fund instituted under this Act.
(9)
The assets and funds of any fund instituted under the repealed Act or the
revoked regulations shall, at the commencement of this Act, vest in the National Parks
and Conservation Service.
(10) Any management plan prepared under the repealed Act and in force and
operative at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been prepared
under this Act.
(11) Any disciplinary inquiry or proceedings pending at the commencement of
this Act against a person appointed under the repealed Act shall be taken up, continued
or completed by the Permanent Secretary under this Act.
(12) The Minister may, by regulations, provide for any matters in force before
the commencement of this Act to be dealt with in such manner as may be required to
bring them into conformity with this Act.
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(13) Where this Act does not make provision for any transition, the Minister
may make such regulations as may be necessary for such transition.
(14)
In this section –
“repealed Act” means the Wildlife and National Parks Act;
“revoked regulations” means the regulations specified in section 53.
56.
Commencement
This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
[sections 2, 17, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 43]
SPECIES OF PRESCRIBED WILDLIFE
MAMMALIA (Mammals)
Scientific Name
Acerodon jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus
Addax nasomaculatus
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailurus fulgens
Alouatta coibensis
Alouatta palliata
Alouatta pigra
Antilocapra americana (only the
population of Mexico)
Arctocephalus townsendi
Ateles geoffroyi frontatus
Ateles geoffroyi panamensis
Axis porcinus annamiticus
Axis calamianensis
Axis kuhli
Babyrousa babyrussa
Balaena mysticetus
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (except the
population of West Greenland, which is
specified in the Second Schedule)
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera edeni
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera physalus
Berardius spp.
Bettongia spp.
Blastocerus dichotomus
Bos gaurus (excludes the domesticated
form which is referenced as Bos frontalis)
Bos mutus (excludes the domesticated
form which is referenced as Bos
grunniens)
Bos sauveli
Brachyteles arachnoides
Bubalus depressicornis
Bubalus mindorensis
Common Name
Golden-capped fruit bat
Cheetah
Addax
Giant panda
Lesser panda
Coiba island howling monkey
Mantled howling monkey
Guatemalan howling monkey
Mexican Pronghorn
Guadelupe fur seal
Black-browded spider monkey
Red spider monkey
Indian hog deer
Calamanian hog deer
Kuhl’s hog deer
Babirusa
Bowhead whale
Minke whale
Antartic minke whale
Sei whale
Bryde’s whale
Blue whale
Common rorqual
Beaked whales
All rat-kangaroos or bettongs
Marsh deer
Gaur
Wild yak
Kouprey
Woolly-spider monkey
Lowland anoa
Tamaraw
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Bubalus quarlesi
Cacajao spp.
Callimico goeldii
Callithrix aurita
Callithrix flaviceps
Mountain anoa
Uakaris
Goeldi’s marmoset
Buffy-tufted-ear marmoset
Buff-headed marmoset
Caloprymnus campestris (possibly
extinct)
Canis lupus (only the populations of
Bhutan, India, Pakistan and Nepal; all
other populations are specified in the
Second
Schedule.
Excludes
the
domesticated form and the dingo which
are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris
and Canis lupus dingo)
Caperea marginata
Capra falconeri
Caprolagus hispidus
Caracal caracal (only the population of
Asia; all other populations are specified
in the Second Schedule)
Catagonus wagneri
Catopuma temmincki
Cephalophus jentinki
Desert rat-kangaroo
Cercocebus galeritus
Cercopithecus diana
Cervus elaphus hanglu
Tanna River mangabey
Diana guenon
Kashmir red deer
Chaeropus ecaudatus (possibly extinct)
Cheirogaleidae spp.
Chinchilla spp. (specimens of the
domesticated form are not subject to the
provisions of CITES)
Chiropotes albinasus
Cynomys mexicanus
Dama dama mesopotamica
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Dugong dugon
Pig-footed bandicoot
All dwarf and mouse lemurs
All chinchillas
Wolf
Pygmy right whale
Markhor
Assam rabbit
Asian caracal
Chacoan peccary
Asian golden cat
Jentink’s duiker
White-nosed bearded saki
Mexican prairie dog
Persian fallow deer
Aye-Aye
Dugong
Elephas maximus
Asian elephant
Enhydra lutris nereis
Southern sea otter
Equus
africanus
(excludes
the African wild ass
domesticated form, which is referenced
as Equus asinus, and is not subject to
the provisions of CITES)
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Equus grevyi
Equus hemionus hemionus
Equus przewalski
Equus zebra zebra
Eschrichtius robustus
Eubalaena spp.
Felis nigripes
Gazella cuvieri
Nanger dama
Gazella leptoceros
Gorilla gorilla
Helarctos malayanus
Hippocamelus spp.
Hippotragus niger variani
Hylobatidae spp.
Hyperoodon spp.
Indriidae spp.
Lagorchestes hirsutus
Lagostrophus fasciatus
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Lemuridae spp.
Leontopithecus spp.
Leopardus pardalis
Leopardus tigrinus
Leopardus wiedii
Leporillus conditor
Lipotes vexillifer
Lontra felina
Lontra longicaudis
Lontra provocax
Loxodonta
africana
(except
the
populations of Botswana, Namibia, South
Africa and Zimbabwe, which are included
in the Second Schedule)
Lutra lutra
Lutra nippon
Lynx pardinus
Macaca silenus
Macrotis lagotis
Macrotis leucura
Mandrillus leucophaeus
Mandrillus sphinx
Megaptera novaeangliae
Melursus ursinus
Grevy’s zebra
Mongolian wild ass
Przewalski’s horse
Cape mountain zebra
Grey whale
Right whales
Black-footed cat
Cuvier’s gazelle
Dama gazelle
Rhim gazelle
Gorilla
Sun bear
Huemuls
Giant sable antelope
All gibbons
Bottlenose whales
All indris, sifakas and woolly lemurs
Rufous hare-wallaby
Banded-hare-wallaby
Northern hairy-nosed wombat
All lemurs
Lion tamarins
Ocelot
Tiger cat
Margay
Greater stick-nest rat
White flag dolphin
Marine otter
South American river otter
Southern river otter
African elephant
Eurasian otter
Japanese river otter
Spanish lynx
Lion-tailed macaque
Greater rabbit-eared bandicoot
Lesser rabbit-eared bandicoot
Drill
Mandrill
Humpback whale
Sloth bear
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Monachus spp.
Moschus spp. (only the populations of
Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar,
Nepal and Pakistan, all other populations
are specified in Second Schedule)
Muntiacus crinifrons
Mustela nigripes
Naemorhedus baileyi
Naemorhedus caudatus
Naemorhedus goral
Nanger dama
Nasalis larvatus
Neofelis nebulosa
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Nycticebus spp.
Leopardus geoffroyi
Onychogalea fraenata
Onychogalea lunata
Orcaella brevirostris
Oryx dammah
Oryx leucoryx
Ovis ammon hodgsonii
Ovis ammon nigrimontana
Ovis orientalis ophion
Ovis vignei vignei
Ozotoceros bezoarticus
Pan spp.
Panthera leo persica
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Pantholops hodgsonii
Pardofelis marmorata
Perameles bougainville
Phocoena sinus
Physeter macrocephalus
Platanista spp.
Pongo abelii
Pongo pygmaeus
Presbytis potenziani
Priodontes maximus
Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis
(only the populations of Bangladesh,
India and Thailand, all other populations
are specified in the Second Schedule)
All monk seals
Musk deer
Black muntjac
Black footed ferret
Red goral
Chinese goral
Goral
Dama gazelle
Proboscis monkey
Clouded leopard
Finless black porpoise
Geoffroy’s cat
Brindled nailtail wallaby
Crescent nailtail wallaby
Snubfin dolphin
Scimitar-horned oryx
Arabian oryx
Tibetan argali
Kara Tau argali
Cyprus mouflon
Ladakh urial
Pampas deer
Chimpanzees
Asiatic lion
Jaguar
Leopard
Tiger
Tibetan antilope
Marbled cat
Western barred bandicoot
Vaquita
Sperm whale
Susus
Sumatran orangutan
Orang utan
Mentawai langur
Giant armadillo
Bengal leopard cat
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Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus rubiginosus (only population
of India; all other populations are
specified in Second Schedule)
Prionodon pardicolor
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteropus insularis
Pteropus loochoensis
Pteropus mariannus
Pteropus molossinus
Pteropus pelewensis
Pteropus pilosus
Pteropus samoensis
Pteropus tonganus
Pteropus ualanus
Pteropus yapensis
Pudu puda
Puma concolor coryi
Puma concolor costaricensis
Puma concolor couguar
Puma yagouaroundi (only the
populations of Central and North
America; all other populations are
specified in the Second Schedule)
Flat-headed cat
Rusty-spotted cat
Pygathrix spp.
Rhinocerotidae spp. (except the
subspecies specified in the Second
Schedule)
Romerolagus diazi
Rucervus duvaucelii
Rucervus eldii
Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata
Saguinus bicolor
Saguinus geoffroyi
Saguinus leucopus
Saguinus martinsi
Saguinus oedipus
Saimiri oerstedii
Semnopithecus ajax
Semnopithecus dussumieri
Semnopithecus entellus
Semnopithecus hector
Semnopithecus hypoleucos
Snub-nosed monkeys
All rhinoceroses
Spotted linsang
Vu Quang ox
Giant otter
Truk flying fox
Okinawa flying-fox
Marianas flying fox
Pohnpei flying fox
Pelew flying Fox
Large Palau flying fox
Samoan flying fox
Insular flying fox
Kosrae flying fox
Yap flying fox
Southern pudu
Florida puma
Costa Rican puma
Eastern puma
Eyra fat
Volcano rabbit
Swamp deer
Eld’s deer
Abruzzo chamois
Bare-faced tamarin
Geoffroy’s tamarin
White footed tamarin
Martins's tamarin
Cotton headed tamarin
Red-backed squirrel monkey
Gray langur
Southern plains gray langur
Hanuman langur
Tarai Gray langur
Black-footed gray langur
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Semnopithecus priam
Semnopithecus schistaceus
Simias concolor
Sminthopsis longicaudata
Sminthopsis psammophila
Sotalia spp.
Sousa spp.
Speothos venaticus
Sus salvanius
Tapiridae spp. (except the species
included in Second Schedule)
Thylacinus cynocephalus (possibly
extinct)
Trachypithecus geei
Trachypithecus pileatus
Trachypithecus shortridgei
Tremarctos ornatus
Trichechus inunguis
Trichechus manatus
Uncia uncia
Ursus arctos (only the populations of
Bhutan, China, Mexico and Mongolia)
Ursus arctos isabellinus
Ursus thibetanus
Vicugna vicugna (except the populations
of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru
which are specified in the Second
Schedule)
Xeromys myoides
Zyzomys pedunculatus
Tufted gray langur
Nepal gray langurmias concolor
Pig-tailed langur
Long-tailed dunnart
Sandhill dunnart
All South American river dolphins
All humpbacked dolphins
Bush dog
Pygmy hog
Tapirs
Thylacine
Golden langur
Capped langur
Capped langur
Spectacled bear
Amazonian manatee
West Indian manatee
Snow leopard
Brown bear
Himalayan brown bear
Asiatic black bear
Vicuna
False water-rat
Central thick-tailed rock-rat
AVES (Birds)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Aceros nipalensis
Rufous necked hornbill
Amazona arausiaca
Amazona auropalliata
Amazona barbadensis
Amazona brasiliensis
Amazona finschi
Amazona guildingii
Amazona imperialis
Amazona leucocephala
Red-necked amazon
Yellow-naped amazon
Yellow shouldered amazon
Red-tailed amazon
Lilac crowned parrot
St. Vincent amazon
Imperial amazon
Cuban amazon
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Amazona oratrix
Amazona pretrei
Amazona rhodocorytha
Amazona tucumana
Amazona versicolor
Amazona vinacea
Amazona viridigenalis
Amazona vittata
Anas aucklandica
Anas chlorotis
Anas laysanensis
Anas nesiotis
Anodorhynchus spp.
Aquila adalberti
Aquila heliaca
Ara ambiguus
Ara glaucogularis
Ara macao
Ara militaris
Ara rubrogenys
Ardeotis nigriceps
Atrichornis clamosus
Aquila adalberti
Aquila heliaca
Branta canadensis leucopareia
Branta sandvicensis
Buceros bicornis
Cacatua goffiniana
Cacatua haematuropygia
Cacatua moluccensis
Cacatua sulphurea
Caloenas nicobarica
Campephilus imperialis
Carduelis cucullata
Catreus wallichii
Chlamydotis macqueenii
Chlamydotis undulata
Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii
Ciconia boyciana
Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
Cotinga maculata
Crax blumenbachii
Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Crossoptilon mantchuricum
Cyanopsitta spixii
Yellow-headed amazon
Red-spectacled amazon
Red-topped amazon
Tumucan amazon
St. Lucia amazon
Vicaneous amazon
Green cheeked amazon
Puerto Rican amazon
Brown teal
Brown teal
Laysan duck
Campbell Island teal
Blue macaws
Spanish imperial eagle
Easter imperial eagle
Buffon’s macaw
Blue-throated macaw
Scarlet macaw
Military macaw
Red-fronted macaw
Red Indian bustard
Noisy scrub-bird
Adalbert’s eagle
Eastern imperial eagle
Aleutian Canada goose
Hawaiian goose
Great hornbill
Goffin cockatoo
Red-vented cockatoo
Salmon-crested cockatoo
Yellow crested cockatoo
Nicobar pigeon
Imperial woodpecker
Red siskin
Cheer pheasant
MacQueen's bustard
Houbara bustard
Cuban hook-billed kite
Japanese white stork
Masked bobwhite
Banded cotinga
Red-billed curassow
White-eared pheasant
Brown eared pheasant
Spix’s macaw
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Cyanoramphus cookii
Cyanoramphus forbesi
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Cyanoramphus saisseti
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis (possibly
extinct)
Dasyornis longirostris
Dryocopus javensis richardsi
Ducula mindorensis
Eos histrio
Eunymphicus cornutus
Falco araeus
Falco jugger
Falco newtoni (only the population of
Seychelles)
Falco pelegrinoides
Falco peregrinus
Falco punctatus
Falco rusticolus
Fregata andrewsi
Gallirallus sylvestris
Tasman parakeet
Forbes’s parakeet
New Zealand parakeet
Red-crowned parakeet
Coxen’s blue-browed fig parrot
Western rufous bristlebird
Geronticus eremita
Glaucis dohrnii
Grus Americana
Grus canadensis nesiotes
Grus canadensis pulla
Grus japonensis
Grus leucogeranus
Grus monacha
Grus nigricollis
Grus vipio
Guarouba guarouba
Gymnogyps californianus
Haliaeetus albicilla
Harpia harpyja
Heteroglaux blewitti
Houbaropsis bengalensis
Jabiru mycteria
Larus relictus
Leucopsar rothschildi
Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
Lophophorus impejanus
Lophophorus lhuysii
Bald ibis
Hooked billed hermit
Whooping crane
Cuban sandhill crane
Mississipi sandhill crane
Red-crowned crane
Seberian crane
Hooded crane
Black-necked crane
White-naped crane
Golden parakeet
Californian condor
Grey sea eagle
American harpy eagle
Forest little owl
Bengal florican
Jabiru stork
Relict gull
Rothschild’s mynah
Helmeted honeyeater
Himalayan monal
Chinese monal
Western bristlebird
Tristam’s white-bellied woodpecker
Mindoro zone-tailed pigeon
Red and blue Iory
Horned parakeet
Seychelles kestrel
Laggar falcon
Madagascar kestrel
Barbary falcon
Peregrine falcon
Mauritius kestrel
Gyrfalcon
Christmas Island frigatebird
Lord Howe island rail
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Lophophorus sclateri
Lophura edwardsi
Lophura imperialis
Lophura swinhoii
Macrocephalon maleo
Mimizuku gurneyi
Mitu mitu
Mycteria cinerea
Neophema chrysogaster
Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
Ninox natalis
Nipponia nippon
Numenius borealis
Numenius tenuirostris
Ognorhynchus icterotis
Oreophasis derbianus
Papasula abbotti
Pelecanus crispus
Penelope albipennis
Pezoporus occidentalis (possibly extinct)
Pezoporus wallicus
Pharomachrus mocinno
Phoebastria albatrus
Picathartes gymnocephalus
Picathartes oreas
Pionopsitta pileata
Pipile jacutinga
Pipile pipile
Pithecophaga jefferyi
Pitta gurneyi
Pitta kochi
Podilymbus gigas
Polyplectron napoleonis
Primolius couloni
Primolius maracana
Probosciger aterrimus
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Psephotus dissimilis
Psephotus pulcherrimus (possibly
extinct)
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Psittacula echo
Pterocnemia pennata
Pyrrhura cruentata
Sclater’s monal
Edward’s pheasant
Imperial pheasant
Swinhoe’s pheasant
Maleo
Giant scops owl
Razor-billed currasow
Milky stork
Orange-bellied parakeet
Norfolk Island boobook owl
Christmas Island hawk owl
Japanese crested ibis
Eskimo curlew
Slender-billed curlew
Yellow-eared parrot
Horned guan
Abbott’s booby
Dalmatian pelican
White winged guan
Night parrot
Ground parrot
Magnificent quetzal
Short-tailed albatross
White-necked rockfowl
Grey-necked rockfowl
Pileated parrot
Black fronted piping guan
Trinidad white-headed piping guan
Philippine eagle
Black-breasted pitta
Koch’s pitta
Atitlan grebe
Palawan peacock-pheasant
Blue headed macaw
Blue winged macaw
Palm cockatoo
Golden-shouldered parrot
Hooded parrot
Paradise parrot
White-eyed river martin
Mauritius parakeet
Lesser rhea
Blue throated parakeet
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Rheinardia ocellata
Rhinoplax vigil
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (possibly
extinct)
Rhynchopsitta spp.
Rhynochetos jubatus
Spheniscus humboldti
Strigops habroptilus
Struthio camelus (only the populations of
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the
Central African Republic, Chad, Mali,
Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal and Sudan.
All other
populations are not specified in the First,
Second and Third Schedules)
Syrmaticus ellioti
Syrmaticus humiae
Syrmaticu Mikado
Tetraogallus caspius
Tetraogallus tibetanus
Tinamus solitarus
Tragopan blythii
Tragopan caboti
Tragopan melanocephalus
Tringa guttifer
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri
Tyto soumagnei
Vini ultramarina
Vultur gryphus
Xanthopsar flavus
Xipholena atropurpurea
Rheinard’s crested argus pheasant
Helmeted hornbill
Pink headed duck
Thick-billed parrots
Kagu
Humboldt penguin
Kakapo
Ostrich
Ellio’ts pheasant
Mrs Hume’s pheasant
Mikado pheasant
Caspian snowcock
Tibetan snowcock
Solitary tinamou
Blyth’s tragopan
Cabot’s tragopan
Western tragopan
Nordmann’s greenshank
Attwater’s prairie chicken
Madagascar grass owl
Ultramarine lorikeet
Andean condor
Saffron-cowled blackbird
White winged cotinga
REPTILIA (Reptiles)
Scientific Name
Acrantophis spp.
Alligator sinensis
Apalone spinifera atra
Aspideretes gangeticus
Aspideretes hurum
Aspideretes nigricans
Astrochelys radiata
Astrochelys yniphora
Batagur affinis
Batagur baska
Common Name
Madagascar ground boas
Chinese alligator
Cuatro cienegas softshell turtle
Indian softshell turtle
Indian peacock softshell turtle
Black softshell turtle
Radiated tortoise
Madagascar tortoise
Batagur
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Boa constrictor occidentalis
Bolyeria multocarinata
Brachylophus spp.
Brookesia perarmata
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Caiman latirostris (except the population
of Argentina which is specified in the
Second Schedule)
Casarea dussumieri
Chelonoidis nigra
Cheloniidae spp.
Crocodylus acutus (except the population
of Cuba which is specified in the Second
Schedule)
Crocodylus cataphractus
Crocodylus intermedius
Crocodylus
moreletti
(except
the
populations of Belize and Mexico, with a
zero quota for wild specimens traded for
commercial
purposes,
which
are
specified in the Second Schedule)
Crocodylus mindorensis
Crocodylus niloticus (except the
population of Namibia which is in the
Second Schedule and the population of
Egypt, with a zero quota for wild
specimens traded for commercial
purposes which is in the Second
Schedule)
Crocodylus palustris
Crocodylus
porosus
(except
the
populations of Australia, Indonesia,
Papua New Guina, which are specified in
the Second Schedule).
Crocodylus rhombifer
Crocodylus siamensis
Cyclura spp.
Dermochelys coriacea
Epicrates inornatus
Epicrates monensis
Epicrates subflavus
Gallotia simonyi
Gavialis gangeticus
Geoclemys hamiltonii
Argentine boa constrictor
Round Island boa
Fijian iguanas
Antsingy leaf chameleon
Rio apaporis spectacled caiman
Broad-nosed caiman
Round Island keel-scaled boa
Galapagos giant tortoise
Sea turtles
American crocodile
African slender-snouted crocodile
Orinoco crocodile
Morelet’s crocodile
Philippine crocodile
Mugger crocodile
Estuarine crocodile
Cuban crocodile
Siamese crocodile
Ground iguanas
Leatherback turtle
Puerto Rican boa
Virgin Islands tree boa
Jamaican boa
Hierro giant lizard
Fish eating crocodile
Black pond turtle
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Gopherus flavomarginatus
Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti
Kachuga tecta
Melanochelys tricarinata
Melanosuchus niger (except the
populations of Ecuador and Brazil , which
are specified in the Second Schedule)
Morenia ocellata
Osteolaemus tetraspis
Pangshura tecta
Psammobates geometricus
Pseudemydura umbrina
Python molurus molurus
Pyxis arachnoides
Pyxis planicauda
Sanzinia madagascariensis
Sauromalus varius
Sphenodon spp.
Terrapene coahuila
Testudo kleinmanni
Tomistoma schlegelii
Varanus bengalensis
Varanus flavescens
Varanus griseus
Varanus komodoensis
Varanus nebulosus
Vipera ursinii (only the population of
Europe, except the area which formerly
constituted the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republic, these latter populations are not
specified in the First, Second and Third
Schedules)
Scientific Name
Altiphrynoides spp.
Andrias spp
Atelopus zeteki
Bufo periglenes
Bufo superciliaris
Dyscophus antongilii
Nectophrynoides spp.
Neurergus kaiseri
Nimbaphrynoides spp.
Bog turtle
Mexican giant tortoise
Indian sawback turtle
Three-keeled land tortoise
Black caiman
Burmese swamp turtle
West African dwarf crocodile
Indian sawback turtle
Geometric tortoise
Western swamp turtle
Indian python
Spider tortoise
Flat backed spider tortoise
Madagascar tree boa
San Estebean Island chuckwalla
Tuatara
Aquatic box turtle
Egyptian tortoise
False gharial
Indian monitor
Yellow monitor
Desert monitor
Komodo dragon
Monitor lizard
Orsini’s viper
AMPHIBIA (Amphibian)
Common Name
Euthopian toads
Giant salamanders
Golden frog
Golden toad
Cameroon toad
Tomato frog
African viviparous toads
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Spinophrynoides spp.
Euthopian toads
PISCES (FISH)
Scientific Name
Acipenser brevirostrum
Acipenser sturio
Chasmistes cujus
Latimeria spp.
Pangasianodon gigas
Pristidae spp. (except the species
specified in the Second Schedule)
Probarbus jullieni
Scleropages formosus
Totoaba macdonaldi
Common Name
Shrotnose sturgeon
Common sturgeon
Cui-ui
Coelacanth
Giant catfish
Ikan temoleh
Asian arowana
Totoaba
ARTHROPODA – INSECTA (INSECTS)
Scientific Name
Ornithoptera alexandrae
Papilio chikae
Papilio homerus
Papilio hospiton
Common Name
Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
Luzson peacock swallowtail
Homerus swallowtail
Corsican swallowtail
MOLLUSCA (Clams, Mussels)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Conradilla caelata
Dromus dromas
Epioblasma curtisi
Epioblasma florentina
Epioblasma sampsonii
Epioblasma sulcata perobliqua
Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa
Epioblasma turgidula
Epioblasma walkeri
Fusconaia cuneolus
Fusconaia edgariana
Lampsilis higginsii
Lampsilis orbiculata orbiculata
Lampsilis satur
Lampsilis virescens
Plethobasus cicatricosus
Plethobasus cooperianus
Birdwing Pearly mussel
Dromedary Pearly mussel
Curtis’ Pearly mussel
Yellow blossom pearly mussel
Sampson’s pearly mussel
White cats-paw mussel
Green blossom pearly mussel
Tuberculed pearly mussel
Turgid blossom pearly mussel
Brown blossom pearly mussel
Fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel
Shiny pigtoe pearly mussel
Hinggins eye pearly mussel
Pink-mucket pearly mussel
Plain pocketbook pearly mussel
Alabama lamp pearly mussel
White warty-back pearly mussel
Orange-footed pimpleback mussel
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Pleurobema plenum
Potamilus capax
Quadrula intermedia
Quadrula sparsa
Taxolasma cylindrella
Unio nickliniana
Unio tampicoensis tecomatensis
Villosa trabalis
Rough pictoe pearly mussel
Fat pocketbook pearly mussel
Cumberland monkey-face pearly mussel
Appalachian monkey-face pearly mussel
Pale lilliput pearly mussel
Nicklin’s pearly mussel
Tampico pearly mussel
Cumberland bean pearly mussel
GASTROPODA (Snails and Conches)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Achatinella spp.
Little agate shells
FLORA
Scientific Name
Abies guatemalensis
Aerangis ellisii
Agave parviflora
Aloe albida
Aloe albiflora
Aloe alfredii
Aloe bakeri
Aloe bellatula
Aloe calcairophila
Aloe compressa (includes the vars.
rugosquamosa,
schistophila
and
paucituberculata)
Aloe delphinensis
Aloe descoingsii
Aloe fragilis
Aloe haworthioides (includes the var.
aurantiaca)
Aloe helenae
Aloe laeta (includes the var. maniaensis)
Aloe parallelifolia
Aloe parvula
Aloe pillansii
Aloe polyphylla
Aloe rauhii
Aloe suzannae
Aloe versicolor
Aloe vossii
Araucaria araucana
Common Name
Guatamalan fir
Small flower agave
Spiral aloe
Monkey-puzzle tree or hardy monkeypuzzle
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Ariocarpus spp.
Astrophytum asterias
Aztekium ritteri
Balmea stormiae
Ceratozamia spp.
Chigua spp.
Chrysalidocarpus decipiens
Coryphantha werdermannii
Cycas beddomei
Dalbergia nigra
Dendrobium cruentum
Discocactus spp.
Echinocereus ferreirianus ssp. lindsayi
Echinocereus schmolli
Encephalartos spp.
Escobaria minima
Escobaria sneedii
Euphorbia ambovombensis
Euphorbia capsaintemariensis
Euphorbia cremersii (includes the forma
viridifolia and the var. rakotozafyi)
Euphorbia cylindrifolia (includes the spp.
tuberifera)
Euphorbia decaryi (includes the vars.
ampanihyensis, robinsonii and
spirosticha)
Euphorbia francoisii
Euphorbia moratii (includes the vars.
antsingiensis, bemarahensis and
multiflora)
Euphorbia parvicyathophora
Euphorbia quartiziticola
Euphorbia tulearensis
Fitzroya cupressoides
Fouquieria fasciculata
Fouquieria purpusii
Laelia jongheana
Laelia lobata
Mammillaria pectinifera
Mammillaria solisioides
Melocactus conoideus
Melocactus deinacanthus
Melocactus glaucescens
Melocactus paucispinus
Living rock cactus
Star cactus, sea-urchin cactus
Aztec cactus
Ayugue
Butterfly palm
Jabali pincushion cactus
Brasilian rosewood
Lindsay’s cactus
Lamb’s tail cactus
Nellie’s cory cactus
Lee’s pincushion cactus
Chilean false larsh
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Microcycas calocoma
Nepenthes khasiana
Nepenthes rajah
Obregonia denegrii
Pachycereus militaris
Pachypodium ambongense
Pachypodium baronii
Pachypodium decaryi
Paphiopedilum spp.
Pediocactus bradyi
Pediocactus knowltonii
Pediocactus paradinei
Pediocactus peeblesianus
Pediocactus sileri
Pelecyphora spp.
Peristeria elata
Indian pitcher plant
Giant tropical pitcher
Artchoke cactus
Teddy bear cactus
Brady pincushion cactus
Knowlton’s minatan cactus
Park pincushion cactus
Hedgehog cactus
Siler pincushion cactus
Holy ghost or dove orchid or dove flower
or holy ghost flower
Phragmipedium spp.
Pilgerodendron uviferum
Podocarpus parlatorei
Renanthera imschootiana
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis
Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii
Sarracenia oreophila
Saussurea costus
Sclerocactus brevihamatus ssp.
Tobuschii
Sclerocactus erectocentrus
Sclerocactus glaucus
Sclerocactus mariposensis
Sclerocactus mesae – verdae
Sclerocactus papyracanthus
Sclerocactus pubispinus
Sclerocactus wrightiae
Stangeria eriopus
Strombocactus spp.
Turbinicarpus spp.
Uebelmannia spp.
Parlatore’s padocap
Red vanda
Canabrake pitcher plant
Mountain sweet pitcher plant
Green pitcher plant
Costus
Uinta bassin hookless cactus
Lloyd’s mariposa cactus
Mesa verde cactus
Paper Spine pincushion cactus
Green bassin fishhook cactus
Wright fishhook cactus
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SECOND SCHEDULE
[sections 2, 17, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 43]
SPECIES OF PRESCRIBED WILDLIFE
MAMMALIA (Mammals)
Scientific Name
Acerodon spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Ammotragus lervia
Arctocephalus spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Bradypus variegatus
Budorcas taxicolor
Canis lupus (except the populaitons of
Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, which
are specified in the First Schedule)
Cephalophus brookei
Cephalophus dorsalis
Cephalophus ogilbyi
Cephalophus silvicultor
Cephalophus zebra
Ceratotherium simum simum (only the
population of Swaziland; all other
populations are specified in the First
Schedule).
Cerdocyon thous
CETACEA spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Cervus elaphus bactrianus
Chaetophractus nationi
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Conepatus humboldtii
Cryptoprocta ferox
Cuon alpinus
Cynogale bennettii
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
Dendrolagus inustus
Dendrolagus ursinus
Equus hemionus (except the subspecies
specified in the First Schedule)
Equus kiang
Equus onager (except the subspecies
specified in the First Schedule)
Common Name
Flying foxes
Barbary sheep
Fur seals
Brown-throated sloth
Takin
Wolf
Bay duiker
Ogilby’s duiker
Yellow backed duiker
Banded duiker
Southern white rhinoceros
Forest fox
All whales, dolphins and porpoises
Bactrian wapiti
Andean hairy armadillo
Maned wolf
Patagonian hog-nosed skunk
Fossa
Asiatic wild hog
Otter-civet
Bontebok
Grizzled tree kangaroo
Vogelkop tree kangaroo
Asiatic wild ass
Kiang
Onager ass
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Equus zebra hartmannae
Eupleres goudotii
Felidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule.
Specimens of the domesticated form are
not subject to the provisions of CITES).
Fossa fossana
Hemigalus derbyanus
Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Hippopotamus amphibius
Kobus leche
Lama guanicoe
Lutrinae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Loxodonta Africana (only the populations
of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and
Zimbabwe; all other populations are
specified in the First Schedule)
Lycalopex culpaeus
Lycalopex fulvipes
Lycalopex griseus
Lycalopex gymnocercus
Manis spp.
Mirounga leonina
Moschus spp. (except the populations of
Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar,
Nepal, and Pakistan, which are specified
in the First Schedule)
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Ovis ammon (except the subspecies
specified in the First Schedule)
Ovis canadensis (only the population of
Mexico; no other population is specified
in the First, Second and Third Schedules)
Ovis vignei (except the subspecies
specified in the First Schedule)
Phalanger intercastellanus
Phalanger mimicus
Phalanger orientalis
Philantomba monticola
Primates spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Prionodon linsang
Pteropus spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Hartmann’s mountain zebra
Fanalouc
Cats
Malagasy civet
Banded palm civet
Pygmy hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
Lechwe
Guanaco
Otters
African elephant
Andean wolf
Darwin's fox
Argentine grey fox
Pampa fox
Pangolins
Southern elephant-seal
Musk deer
Giant anteater
Argali
Mexican bighorn sheep
Red sheep
Grey cuscus
Blue duiker
All primates (monkeys/apes)
Banded linsang
Flying foxes
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Pudu mephistophiles
Ratufa spp.
Saiga borealis
Saiga tatarica
Spilocuscus kraemeri
Spilocuscus maculatus
Spilocuscus papuensis
Tapirus terrestris
Tayassuidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule and the
populations of Pecari tajacu of Mexico
and the United States of America, which
are not included in the First, Second and
Third Schedules)
Trichechus senegalensis
Scandentia spp.
Ursidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Northern pudu
All giant squirrels
Mongolian saiga
Saiga antelope
Admiralty cuscus
Common spotted cuscus
South American tapir
Peccaries
West African menatee
Tree shrews
Bears
Vicugna vicugna (only the populations of Vicugna
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru. All other
populations are specified in the First
Schedule)
Vulpes cana
Blandford’s fox
Vulpes zerda
Fennec fox
Zaglossus spp.
All long-nosed echnidas
AVES (Birds)
Scientific Name
Aceros spp. (except the species specified
in the First Schedule)
Amandava formosa
Anas bernieri
Anas formosa
Anorrhinus spp.
Anthracoceros spp.
Argusianus argus
Balaeniceps rex
Berenicornis spp.
Branta ruficollis
Buceros spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Carduelis yarrellii
Ciconia nigra
Common Name
Hornbills
Green avadavat
Madagascar teal
Baikal teal
Hornbills
Hornbills
Argus pheasant
Whale-headed stork
Hornbills
Red breasted goose
Hornbills
Yellow faced siskin
Black stork
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Coscoroba coscoroba
Cygnus melancoryphus
Cyornis ruckii
Dendrocygna arborea
Eudocimus ruber
Coscoroba swan
Black neck swan
Rueck’s Blue flycatcher
Cuban tree duck
Scarlet Ibis
Falconiformes spp. (except the species
specified in the First and Third Schedules
and the species of the family
Cathartidae)
Gallicolumba luzonica
Gallus sonneratii
Garrulax canorus
Garrulax taewanus
Geronticus calvus
Goura spp.
Gracula religiosa
Gruidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Gubernatrix cristata
Ithaginis cruentus
Leiothrix argentauris
Leiothrix lutea
Liocichla omeiensis
Otididae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Oxyura leucocephala
Padda oryzivora
Paradisaeidae spp.
Paroaria capitata
Paroaria coronata
Pavo muticus
Penelopides spp.
Phoenicopteridae spp.
Pitta guajana
Pitta nympha
Platalea leucorodia
Poephila cincta cincta
Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Polyplectron germaini
Polyplectron malacense
Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Psittaciformes spp. (except the species
specified in the First and Third
Schedules, and excluding Melopsittacus
Raptors
Bleeding heart dove
Grey junglefowl
Melodious laughingthrush
Taiwan hwamei
Bald Ibis
Crowned-pigeons
Common hill mynah
Cranes
Yellow cardinal
Blood pheasant
Silver-eared mesia
Red-billed mesia
Mount Omei liocichla
Bustards
Whited headed duck
Java Sparrow
Birds of paradise
Yellow billed cardinal
Red crested cardinal
Green peafowl
Tarictic hornbills
Flamingos
Blue tailed pitta
Fairy pitta
Eurasian spoonbill
Southern black-throated finch
Common peacock pheasant
Germain’s peacock pheasant
Crested peacock pheasant
Bornean peacock pheasant
Parrots
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undulatus and Nymphicus hollandicus,
which are not specified in the First,
Second and Third Schedules)
Pterocnemia pennata pennata
Pteroglossus aracari
Pteroglossus viridis
Pycnonotus zeylanicus
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ramphastos toco
Ramphastos tucanus
Ramphastos vitellinus
Rhea americana
Rupicola spp.
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Spheniscus demersus
Strigiformes spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Tangara fastuosa
Tauraco spp.
Trochilidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Black necked aracari
Green aracari
Straw-crowned bulbul
Keel-billed toucan
Toco toucan
Red billed toucan
Channel billed toucan
Common rhea
Cocks of the rock
Comb duck
African penguin
Owls
Seven-coloured tanager
Turacos
Humming birds
REPTILIA (Reptiles)
Scientific Name
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Ambystoma dumerilii
Ambystoma mexicanum
Amyda cartilaginea
Boidae spp. (except the species are
specified in the First Schedule)
Bolyeriidae spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Bradypodion spp.
Brookesia spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Calumma spp.
Carettochelys insculpta
Chamaeleo spp.
Chelodina mccordi
Chitra spp.
Clelia clelia
Conolophus spp.
Cordylus spp.
Corucia zebrata
Common Name
Galapagos marine iguana
Lake Patzcuaro salamander
Axolotl
Boas
Round Island boas
Dwarf chameleons
Leaf chameleons
Chameleons
Chameleons
Narrow headed softshell turtles
Mussurana
Galapagos land iguanas
Spiny tailed lizards
Prehensile-tailed skink
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Crocodilurus amazonicus
Crocodylia spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Crocodylus acutus (population of Cuba)
Crocodylus moreletii (only populations of
Belize and Mexico)
Crocodylus niloticus (populations of
Namibia and Egypt)
Ctenosaura bakeri
Ctenosaura oedirhina
Ctenosaura melanosterna
Ctenosaura palearis
Cuora spp.
Cyclagras gigas
Cyrtodactylus serpensinsula
Dermatemys mawii
Dracaena spp.
Elachistodon westermanni
Erymnochelys madagascariensis
Furcifer spp.
Glyptemys insculpta
Heloderma spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Heosemys annandalii
Heosemys depressa
Heosemys grandis
Heosemys spinosa
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Iguana spp.
Kachuga spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Lissemys punctata
Lissemys scutata
Leucocephalon yuwonoi
Loxocemidae spp.
Dragon lizard
Crocodiles, crocodilians, Caiman,
Alligators and Ghavials
American crocodile
Mauremys annamensis
Malayemys macrocephala
Mauremys mutica
Malayemys subtrijuga
Naja atra
Naja kaouthia
Naja mandalayensis
Naja naja
Annam leaf turtle
Malayan snail-eating turtle
Yellow pond turtle
Nile crocodile
Asian box turtle
False Water cobra
Serpent Island gecko
Central American river turtle
Caiman lizards
Indian egg-eating snake
Madagascar sideneck turtle
Chameleons
Wood turtle
Poisonous lizard
Yellow headed temple turtle
Arakan forest turtle
Giant Asian pond turtle
Spinny turtle
Broad-headed snake
Iguanas
Roofed turtles
Indian flap-shelledturtle
Flap-shelled turtle
Sulawesi forest turtle
New world pythons
Chinese cobra
Monocellate cobra
Asian cobra
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Naja oxiana
Naja philippiensis
Naja sagittifera
Naja samarensis
Naja siamensis
Naja sputatrix
Naja sumatrana
Notochelys platynota
Ophiophagus hannah
Orlitia borneensis
Pelochelys spp.
Peltocephalus dumeriliana
Platysternon megacephalum
Phelsuma spp.
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Phrynosoma cerroense
Phrynosoma coronatum
Phrynosoma wigginsi
Podarcis lilfordi
Podarcis pityusensis
Podocnemis spp.
Pythonidae spp. (except the subspecies
specified in the First Schedule)
Ptyas mucosus
Siebenrockiella crassicollis
Siebenrockiella leytensis
Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Terrapene spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Testudinidae spp.(except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Tropidophiidae spp.
Tupinambis spp.
Uromastyx spp.
Uroplatus spp.
Varanus spp. (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Vipera wagneri
Central Asian cobra
North Philippines spitting cobra
Andamane cobra
South East Philippines spitting cobra
Indo Chinese spitting cobra
South Indonesian spitting cobra
Equatorial spitting cobra
King cobra
Malaysian giant turtle
Giant softshell turtle
Big headed amazon river turtle
Big headed turtle
Day geckos
Coast horned lizard
Lilford’s wall lizard
Ibiza wall lizard
South American river turtles
Python
Oriental rat snake
Black marsh turtle
Philippine pond turtle
Chinese crocodile lizard
American box turtles
Tortoises
Boas
Tegu lizard
Spiny-tailed lizards
Monitor lizards
Wagner’s viper
AMPHIBIA (Amphibian)
Scientific Name
Agalychnis spp.(all species)
Ambystoma dumerilii
Ambystoma mexicanum
Common Name
Lake patzcuaro salamander
Axolotl
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Dendrobates spp.
Epipedobates spp.
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
Mantella spp.
Phyllobates spp.
Rheobatrachus spp.
Scaphiophryne gottlebei
Poison-arrow frogs
Poison frogs
Six fingered frogs
Indian bull frog
Goden Mantella
Poison-arrow frogs
Gastric brooding frogs
Red rain frog
PISCES (FISH)
Scientific Name
Acipenseriformes spp. (except the
species specified in the First Schedule)
Anguilla anguilla
Arapaima gigas
Caecobarbus geertsi
Carcharodon carcharias
Cetorhinus maximus
Cheilinus undulatus
Hippocampus spp.
Neoceratodus forsteri
Pristis microdon (for the exclusive
purpose of allowing international trade in
live animals to appropriate and
acceptable
aquaria
for
primarily
conservation purpose)
Rhincodon typus
Cetorhinus maximus
Common Name
Sturgeons
Arapaima
African blind barb fish
Great white shark
Basking shark
Sea horses
Australian lungfish
Whale shark
Basking shark
INSECTA (INSECT)
Scientific Name
Atrophaneura jophon
Atrophaneura pandiyana
Bhutanitis spp.
Dynastes satanas
Ornithoptera spp. (sensu D’Abrera)
(except the species specified in the First
Schedule)
Parnassius Apollo
Teinopalpus spp.
Trogonoptera spp. (sensu D’Abrera)
Troides spp. (sensu D’Abrera)
Common Name
Sri Lankan rose
Swallow tailed butterflies
Birdwing butterflies
Apollo butterflies
Kaiserihinds
Birdwing butterflies
Birdwing butterflies
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ARTHROPODA – Arachnida (Spiders & Scorpions)
Scientific Name
Aphonopelma albiceps
Aphonopelma pallidum
Pandinus dictator
Pandinus gambiensis
Pandinus imperator
Brachyelma spp.
Brachypelmides klaasi
Common Name
Mexican grey tarantula
Scorpion
Scorpion
Emperor scorpion
Red-kneed tarantulas
Acapulco lesser orange tarantula
ANNELIDA (Worms)
Scientific Name
Hirudo medicinalis
Hirudo verbana
Common Name
Medicinal leech
Medicinal leech
MOLLUSCA (Clams, Mussels)
Scientific Name
Cyprogenia aberti
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Lithophaga lithophaga
Pleurobema clava
Tridacnidae spp.
Common Name
Edible pearly mussel
Tan blossomed pearly mussel
Club pearly mussel
Giant clam’s
GASTROPODA (Snails and Conches)
Scientific Name
Papustyla pulcherrima
Strombus gigas
Common Name
Manus green tree snail
Queen conch
CNIDARIA (Corals, sea anemones)
Scientific Name
Antipatharia spp.
Helioporidae spp. (includes only the
species Heliopora coerulea)
Milleporidae spp
Scleractinia spp.
Stylasteridae spp.
Tubiporidae spp.
Common Name
Black corals
Wello fire corals
Stony corals
Cauliflower corals
Organpipe corals
FLORA
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Scientific Name
Adenia olaboensis
Adonis vernalis # 2
Agave victoriae-reginae # 4
Aloe spp. # 4 (except the species
specified in the First Schedule. Also
excludes Aloe vera, also referenced as
Aloe barbadensis which is not specified
in the First, Second and Third Schedules)
Anacampseros spp. # 4
Aniba rosaeodora (logs, sawn wood,
veneer sheets, plywood and essential oil,
excluding finished products packaged
and ready for retail)
Aquilaria spp. # 4
Avonia spp. #4
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis # 4
Bowenia spp. #4
Bulnesia sarmientoi (logs, sawn wood,
veneer sheets, plywood, powder and
extracts)
CACTACEAE spp. # 4 (except the
species specified in the First Schedule
and except Pereskia spp., Pereskiopsis
spp. and Quiabentia spp.)
Caesalpinia echinata #10
Caryocar costaricense # 4
Cistanche deserticola #4
Cibotium barometz # 4
Cyathea spp. # 4
Cycadaceae spp. # 4
Cyclamen spp. 8 # 4
Cyphostemma elephantopus
Cyphostemma montagnacii
Dicksonia spp. #4 (only the populations
of the Americanas; no other population is
specified in the First, Second and Third
Schedules)
Didiereaceae spp. # 4
Dionaea muscipula #4
Dioscorea deltoidea #4
Dudleya stolonifera
Dudleya traskiae
Euphorbia spp. # 4* (succulent
species only except Euphorbia
Common Name
Golden seals
Queen agave
Aloes
Purslanes
Agar wood
Cacti
Broomrape
Tree ferns
Cycads
Cyclamens
Tree ferns
Alluaudias
Venus fly-trap
Elephant’s foot
Laguna Beech dudleya
Santa Barbara dudleya
Euphorbias
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misera and the species specified in
the First Schedule).
Fouquieria columnaris # 4
Galanthus spp. # 4
Gonystylus spp.#4
Guaiacum spp. # 2
Gonystylus spp. #4
Gyrinops spp. # 4
Hoodia spp. # 9
Hedychium philippinense # 4
Hydrastis canadensis # 8
Lemurophoenix halleuxii
Lewisia serrata #4
Marojejya darianii
Nardostachys grandiflora # 2
Neodypsis decaryi # 4
Nepenthes spp. #4 (except the
species specified in the First Schedule)
Nolina interrata
Operculicarya hyphaenoides
Operculicarya pachypus
Orchidaceae spp. 7 # 4 (except the
species specified in the First Schedule)
Oreomunnea pterocarpa # 4
Pachypodium spp. # 4 (except the
species specified in the First Schedule)
Panax ginseng # 3 (only the population of
the Russian Federation)
Panax quinquefolius # 3
Pericopsis elata # 5
Platymiscium pleiostachyum #4
Podophyllum hexandrum # 2
Prunus africana # 4
Pterocarpus santalinus # 7
Rauvolfia serpentina # 2
Ravenea louvelii
Ravenea rivularis
Sarracenia spp. # 4 (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Satranala decussilvae
Sternbergia spp. # 4
Swietenia humilis # 4
Swietenia macrophylla # 6 (population of
the Neotropics)
Boojumtree
Snowdrops
Lignum-vitae
Philippine garland-flower
Golden seals
Red lemur palm
Saw-toothed lewisia
Himalayan spikenard
Tropical pitcher plants
Dehesa bear grass
Orchids
Elephant’s trunks or halfmen
Red ginseng
American gingseng
Afrormosia
Quira macawood
Himilayan may-apple
African cherry
Red Sandalwood
Snake-root devil-pepper
Pitcher plants
Sternbergias
Honduras mahogany or baywood
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Swietenia mahagoni # 5
Taxus chinensis and infraspecific taxa of
this species # 2
Taxus cuspidata and infraspecific taxa of
this species 9 #2
Taxus fuana and infraspecific taxa of this
species # 2
Taxus sumatrana and infraspecific taxa
of this species # 2
Taxus wallichiana # 2
Tillandsia harrisii # 4
Tillandsia kammii # 4
Tillandsia kautskyi # 4
Tillandsia mauryana # 4
Tillandsia sprengeliana # 4
Tillandsia sucrei # 4
Tillandsia xerographica # 4
Voanioala gerardii
Welwitschia mirabilis # 4
Zamiaceae spp. # 4 (except the species
specified in the First Schedule)
Zygosicyos pubescens
Zygosicyos tripartitus
Caribbean, Spanish, small leaf mahogany
Hamalayan yew
Harris’ tillandsia
Welwitschia
Cycads
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THIRD SCHEDULE
[Sections 2, 17, 34, 37 and 39]
SPECIES OF PRESCRIBED WILDLIFE
MAMMALIA (Mammals)
Scientific Name
Antilope cervicapra (Nepal)
Arctictis binturong (India)
Bassaricyon gabbii (Costa Rica)
Bassariscus sumichrasti (Costa Rica)
Bubalus arnee (Nepal) (excludes the
domesticated form, which is referenced
as Bubalus bubalis)
Cabassous centralis (Costa Rica)
Cabassous tatouay (Uruguay)
Canis aureus (India)
Cervuselaphusbarbarus (Algeria, Tunisia)
Choloepus hoffmanni (Costa Rica)
Civettictis civetta (Botswana)
Cuniculus paca (Honduras)
Dasyprocta punctata (Honduras)
Eira barbara (Honduras)
Galictis vittata (Costa Rica)
Gazella dorcas (Algeria, Tunisia)
Herpestes edwardsii (India)
Herpestes fuscus (India)
Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus
(India)
Herpestes smithii (India)
Herpestes urva (India)
Herpestes vitticolis (India)
Marmota caudata (India)
Marmota himalayana (India)
Martes flavigula (India)
Martes foina intermedia (India)
Martes gwatkinsii (India)
Mazama temama cerasina (Guatemala)
Mellivora capensis (Botswana)
Mustela altaica (India)
Mustela erminea ferghanae (India)
Mustela kathiah (India)
Mustela sibirica (India)
Nasua narica (Honduras)
Nasua nasua solitaria (Uruguay)
Common Name
Blackbuck
Binturong
Bushy-tailed olingo
Central American cocomistle
Wild water buffalo
Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Golden jackal
Barbary red deer
Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth
African civet
Spotted paca
Central American agouti
Tayra
Greater grison
Dorcas gazelle
Indian grey mongoose
Indian Brown mongoose
Small Indian mongoose
Ruddy mongoose
Crab-eating mongoose
Stripe-necked mongoose
Long-tailed marmot
Himalayan marmot
Yellow-throated marten
Central Asian stone marten
Nilgiri marten
Guatemalaa red brocket
Ratel
Mountain weasel
Stoat
Yellow-bellied weasel
Siberian weasel
Northern coati
South Brazilian coati
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Odobenus rosmarus (Canada)
Paguma larvata (India)
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (India)
Parodoxus jerdoni (India)
Platyrrhinus lineatus (Uruguay)
Potos flavus (Honduras)
Proteles cristata (Botswana)
Sciurus deppei (Costa Rica)
Sphiggurus mexicanus (Honduras)
Sphiggurus spinosus (Uruguay)
Tamandua mexicana (Guatemala)
Tetracerus quadricornis (Nepal)
Viverra civettina (India)
Viverra zibetha (India)
Viverricula indica (India)
Vulpes bengalensis (India)
Vulpes vulpes griffithi (India)
Vulpes vulpes Montana (India)
Vulpes vulpes pusilla (India)
Walrus
Masked Palm civet
Common palm civet
Jerdon’s palm civet
White-lined bat
Kinkajou
Aardwolf
Deppe’s squirrel
Mexican tree porcupine
Spiny tree porcupine
Northern tamandua
Four-horned antelope
Malabar large spotted civet
Large indian civet
Small indian civet
Bengal fox
Red fox
Red fox
Red fox
AVES (Birds)
Scientific Name
Acrocephalus rodericanus (Mauritius)
Baillonius bailloni (Argentina)
Burhinus bistriatus (Guatemala)
Cairina moschata (Honduras)
Cephalopterus ornatus (Colombia)
Cephalopterus penduliger (Colombia)
Crax alberti (Colombia)
Crax daubentoni (Columbia)
Craz globulosa (Columbia)
Crax rubra (Columbia, Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Honduras)
Dendrocygna autumnalis (Honduras)
Dendrocygna bicolor (Honduras)
Meleagris ocellata
Nesoenas mayeri (Mauritius)
Ortalis vetula (Guatemala, Honduras)
Pauxi pauxi (Colombia)
Penelope purpurascens (Honduras)
Penelopina nigra (Guatemala)
Pteroglossus castanotis (Argentine)
Ramphastos dicolorus (Argentina)
Sarcoramphus papa (Honduras)
Common Name
Rodrigues brush-warbler
Saffron toucanet
Double-striped thick-knee
Muscovy duck
Amazonian umbrellabird
Long wattled umbrellabird
Alber’s currasow
Daubenton’s currasow
Wattled currasow
Great curassow
White faced tree duck
Fulvous tree duck
Ocellated turkey
Pink pigeon
Plain chachalaca
Helmeted curassow
Crested guan
Highland guan
Chestnut-eared aracari
Red-breasted toucan
King vulture
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Selenidera maculirostris (Argentine)
Semnornis ramphastinus (Colombia)
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis (Mauritius)
Tragopan satyra (Nepal)
Spot-billed toucanet
Toucan barbet
Mascarene paradise flycatcher
Satyr tragopan
REPTILIA (Reptiles)
Scientific Name
Atretium schistosum (India)
Cerberus rynchops (India)
Crotalus durissus (Honduras)
Daboia russelii (India)
Hoplodactylus spp. (New Zealand)
Micrurus diastema (Honduras)
Micrurus nigrocinctus (Honduras)
Naultinus spp. (New Zealand)
Xenochrophis piscator (India)
Common Name
Olive keelback
Dog-faced water snake
Neotropical rattlesnake
Russell’s viper
Sticky-toed geckos
Atlantic coral snake
Black-banded coral snake
New Zealand tree geckos
Checkered keelback water snake
FLORA
Scientific Name
Cedrela odorata # 5 (Plurinational
State of Bolivia; in addition, the
following countries have listed
their national populations:Colombia,
Guatemala and Peru)
Dipteryx panamensis (Costa Rica,
Nicaragua)
Gnetum montanum # 1 (Nepal)
Magnolia liliifera var. obovata # 1
(Nepal)
Meconopsis regia # 1 (Nepal)
Podocarpus neriifolius # 1 (Nepal)
Tetracentron sinense # 1 (Nepal)
Common Name
Yellow wood
In accordance with the provisions of Article I, paragraph (b), subparagraph (iii) of CITES,
in the case of plants the symbol (#) followed by a number placed against the name of a
species or higher tax on included in the Second or Third Schedule designates parts or
derivatives which are specified in relation thereto for the purposes of CITES as follows#4
All parts and derivatives, except —
(a)
seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including
pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds for Cactaceae spp.
exported
from
Mexico,
and
to
seeds
from
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Beccariophoenixmadagascariensis and Neodypsisdecaryi exported from
Madagascar;
(b)
seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media,
transported in sterile containers;
(c)
cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
(d)
fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially
propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family
Cactaceae;
(e)
stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or
artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and
Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and
(f)
finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail
trade.
#9
All parts and derivatives except those bearing a label “Produced from Hoodia
spp. material obtained through controlled harvesting and production in collaboration with
the CITES Management Authorities of Botswana/ Namibia/South Africa under
agreement no. BW/NA/ZA xxxxxx”.
#2.
All parts and derivatives except —
(a)
seeds and pollen; and
(b)
finished products packaged and ready for retail trade.
#3
Whole and sliced roots and parts of roots.
#1
All parts and derivatives, except —
(a)
seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia);
(b)
seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media,
transported in sterile containers;
(c)
cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and
(d)
fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of artificially propagated plants of
the genus Vanilla.
#12 Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and essential oil (excluding finished
products packaged and ready for retail trade).
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#10 Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, including unfinished wood articles used for the
fabrication of bows for stringed musical instruments.
#5
Logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets.
#7
Logs, wood-chips, powder and extracts.
#6
Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets and plywood.
#13 The kernel (also known as 'endosperm', 'pulp' or 'copra') and any derivative
thereof.
#8
Underground parts (i.e. roots, rhizomes) whole, parts and powdered.
#11
Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood, powder and extracts.
*(Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia trigonia, artificially
propagated specimens of crested, fan-shaped or colour mutants of Euphorbia lactea,
when grafted on artificially propagated root stock of Euphorbia neriifolia, and artificially
propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia ‘Milii’ when they are traded in
shipments of 100 or more plants and readily recognizable as artificially propagated
specimens, are not subject to the provisions of CITES)
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2 and 19]
LIST OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES
Scientific Name
Acanthophoenix rubra
Arecaceae
Aerva congesta
Albizia vaughanii
Allophylus borbonicus
Angraecum sp. (nr caulescens)
Antirhea bifurcata
Badula balfouriana
Badula crassa
Badula multiflora
Badula platyphylla
Badula reticulata
Badula sieberi
Barleria observatrix
Carissa xylopicron
Casearia mauritiana
Chassalia boryana
Chassalia capitata
Chassalia coriacea var. johnstonii
Chassalia grandifolia
Chassalia lanceolata ssp. latifolia
Chionanthus ayresii
Chionanthus boutonii
Chionanthus broomeana var
broomeana
Claoxylon linostachys
ssp.brachyphyllum
Claoxylon linostachys
ssp.linostachys
Claoxylon linostachys
ssp.pedicellare
Clerodendrum laciniatum
Cordyline mauritiana
Croton vaughanii
Cylindrocline commersonii
Cynanchum glomeratum
Amaranthaceae
Leguminosae
Sapindaceae
Orchidaceae
Rubiaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Acanthaceae
Apocynaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Common Name
Palmiste rouge, palmiste
bourre, palmiste des hauts,
palmiste épineux, palmiste
piquant, barbel palm
bois trois feuilles
bois goudron
bois payaye
bois nacre, bois pintade
bois corail
bois sandal, bois santal
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Verbenaceae
Dracaenaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Asteraceae
Asclepiadaceae
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bois cabris
bois de chandelle
Cynanchum scopulosum
Cynanchum sp. (From Rodrigues)
Danais sulcata
Dicliptera falcata
Dictyosperma album var album
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Rubiaceae
Acanthaceae
Arecaceae
Dictyosperma album var aureum
Dictyosperma album var
conjugatum
Diospyros chrysophyllos
Diospyros diversifolia
Diospyros hemiteles
Diospyros neraudii
Diospyros nodosa
Dodonaea angustifolia
Dombeya acutangula subsp
acutangula var palmata
Arecaceae
Dombeya populnea
Dombeya rodriguesiana
Doricera trilocularis
Drypetes caustica
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae
Rubiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Elaeocarpus bojeri
Elaeocarpus integrifolius
Embelia micrantha
Eugenia bojeri
Eugenia crassipetala
Eugenia elliptica
Eugenia rodriguesensis
Eugenia vaughanii
Faujasiopsis reticulata
Fernelia buxifolia
Fernelia obovata
Ficus densifolia
Ficus lateriflora
Foetidia rodriguesiana
Gaertnera cuneifolia
Gaertnera edentata
Gaertnera hirtiflora
Gaertnera longifolia var. longifolia
Gaertnera longifolia var. pubescens
Gaertnera pendula
Gaertnera truncata
Gastonia rodriguesiana
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Asteraceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Moraceae
Moraceae
Lecythidaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Araliaceae
Arecaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Sapindaceae
Sterculiaceae
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liane cale
palmiste blanc, princess
palm, hurricane palm
palmiste blanc
bois d'ébene blanc
bois d'ébene
bois gournable
bois bête
bois de senteur bleu, mahot
bleu
bois pipe
bois chauve souris
bois de prune blanc, bois
bleu, bois de bitte
liane poilly
bois clou, bois fer
oreille de souris
bois bouteille
affouche
figuier blanc
bois puant
bois de rivière
bois blanc
Gouania tiliifolia
Gounania leguatii
Helichrysum caespitosum
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae
Asteraceae
Helichrysum mauritianum
Hibiscus boryanus
Hibiscus columnaris
Hibiscus fragilis
Hibiscus genevii
Hibiscus liliflorus
Hubertia ambavilla var ambavilla
Asteraceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Asteraceae
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Hyophorbe vaughanii
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Korthalsella opuntia var. bojeri
Latania verschaffeltii
Lobelia serpens var. puberula
Lobelia vagans
Lomatophyllum lomatophylloides
Melicope obtusifolia subsp gigas
var. brachypoda
Melicope obtusifolia subsp gigas
var. cuneifolia
Melicope obtusifolia subsp gigas
var. gigas
Melicope obtusifolia subsp
obtusifolia var. obtusifolia
Melicope chapelieri var sessilis
Memecylon myrtiforme
Monarrhenus salicifolius
Monimia ovalifolia
Monimiastrum pixidatum
Monimiastrum psidiodeum
Mucuna cf. gigantea
Mussaenda landia var holoserica
Mussaenda landia var stadmanii
Myonima vaughanii
Myoporum mauritianum
Nesocodon mauritianus
Obetia ficifolia
Ochrosia borbonica
Ocotea mascarena
Ocotea obtusata
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Loranthaceae
Arecaceae
Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae
Asphodelaceae
Rutaceae
liane charretiers
immortelle du pouce, petite
immortelle
foulsapate marron
mandrinette
mandrinette
ambaville
palmiste gargoulette, bottle
palm
palmiste marron
latanier jaune
ananas marron
Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Melastomataceae
Asteraceae
Monimiaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Leguminosae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Myoporaceae
Campanulaceae
Urticaceae
Apocynaceae
Lauraceae
Lauraceae
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Bois de chenilles
bois de clou
mort aux rats
figue marron
bois de cannelle blanc
cannelle, bois de cannelle,
bois de cannelle rouge
Oeoniella aphrodite
Orchidaceae
Olax psittacorum
Pandanus carmichaelii
Pandanus glaucocephalus
Pandanus iceryi
Pandanus macrostigma
Pandanus microcarpus
Pandanus palustris
Pandanus prostratus
Pandanus pseudomontanus
Pandanus rigidifolius
Parafaujasia mauritiana
Phyllanthus phillyreifolius var.
commersonii
Phyllanthus phillyreifolius var.
stylifer
Phyllanthus phillyreifolius var.
triangularis
Pilea articulata
Pilea balfourii
Pilea cataractae
Pilea cocottei
Pilea laevicaulis
Pilea pollicaris
Pilea trilobata
Pilea verbascifolia
Pisonia costata
Olacaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Asteraceae
Euphorbiaceae
Pisonia lanceolata
Pittosporum balfourii
Pleurostylia putamen
Polyscias gracilis
Polyscias neraudiana
Polyscias paniculata
Nyctaginaceae
Pittosporaceae
Celastraceae
Araliaceae
Araliaceae
Araliaceae
Poupartia borbonica
Poupartia castanea
Poupartia pubescens
Psiadia cataractae
Psiadia penninervia
Psiadia pollicina
Psiadia rodriguesiana
Pyrostria cordifolia var polymorpha
Pyrostria fasciculata
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
bois d'effort, bois de
perroquet
bois cassant
bois de négresse, bois de
ravine
bois de négresse, bois de
ravine
bois de négresse, bois de
ravine
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Nyctaginaceae
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bois mapou, bois cassant,
mapou
bois carrot
bois d'olive à petite feuille
bois boeuf, bois papaye
bois de poupart, bois blanc
rouge
bois lubine
bois blanc
baume de l'île plate marron
Pyrostria macrophylla var
grandistipula
Ramosmania rodriguesii
Rhamphogyne rhynchocarpa
Roussea simplex
Sarcanthemum coronopus
Scolopia heterophylla
Scyphochlamys revoluta
Secamone dilapidans
Secamone volubilis var salicifolia
Securinega durissima
Sideroxylon galeatum
Syzygium bijouxii
Syzygium guehoi
Syzygium latifolium
Syzygium populifolium
Syzygium rampans
Syzygium vaughanii
Syzygium venosum
Tambourissa pedicellata
Rubiaceae
Tambourissa quadrifida
Tambourissa tetragona
Tectiphiala ferox
Terminalia bentzoe var
rodriguensis
Tetrataxis salicifolia
Trochetia boutoniana
Trochetia parviflora
Turraea laciniata
Turraea ovata
Monimiaceae
Monimiaceae
Arecaceae
Weinmannia mauritiana
Cunoniaceae
Weinmannia tinctoria
Xylopia amplexicaulis
Xylopia lamarckii
Zanthoxylum heterophyllum
Cunoniaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum paniculatum
Zornia vaughaniana
Rutaceae
Leguminosae
Rubiaceae
Asteraceae
Grossulariaceae
Asteraceae
Flacourtiaceae
Rubiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Sapotaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Monimiaceae
Combretaceae
Lythraceae
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae
Meliaceae
Meliaceae
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café marron
liane rousseau
goyave marron
bois mangue
bois dur
bois fer
bois de pomme
bois tambour
bois tambour, pomme de
singe
bois tambour
palmiste boucle
benjoin
bois balais
bois de quivi des hauts,
quivi, petit quivi
arbre à miel, arbre mouche
à miel
bois de tan rouge, arbre à
miel
bois de poivrier, bois de
poivre, bois de catafaille
noir
bois pasner
FIFTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2 and 19]
LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES
Scientific Name
Common Name
Aeranthes arachnites
var.balfourii
Bakerella hoyifolia var bojeri
Begonia salaziensis
Orchidaceae
Cassine orientalis
Chassalia petrinensis
Croton fothergillifolius
Croton grangerioides
Cynanchum staubii
Cyphostemma mappia
Diospyros egrettarum
Diospyros leucomelas
Diospyros pterocalyx
Diospyros revaughanii
Distephanus populifolius
Dombeya acutangula ssp.
Rosea
Dombeya ferruginea ssp.
Ferruginea
Dracaena concinna
Dracaena floribunda
Embelia angustifolia
Eugenia hastilis
Euodia chapelieri var.
chapelieri
Fernelia decipiens
Gastonia mauritiana
Geniostoma pedunculatum
Helichrysum proteoides
Celastraceae
Rubiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Vitaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Asteraceae
Sterculiaceae
Helichrysum yuccaefolium
Hornea mauritiana
Hugonia serrata
Lobelia serpens var. serpens
Lomatophyllum purpureum
Asteraceae
Sapindaceae
Linaceae
Campanulaceae
Asphodelaceae
Loranthaceae
Begoniaceae
bois fier
oseille maronne, oseille des bois,
oseille sauvage, begonia sauvage
bois d'olive
mapou, bois mapou
bois d'ébene à veines noires
bois d'ébene à calice aile
Sterculiaceae
Dracaenaceae
Dracaenaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae
Rutaceae
Rubiaceae
Araliaceae
Loganiaceae
Asteraceae
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bois de chandelle
liane poilly
bois de clou, bois de sagaie
bois de boeuf, bois d'éponge
immortelle du pouce, immortelle
du pays
immortelle
arbre à l'huile, arbre papillons
mazambron marron, mazambron
sauvage, socotrine du Pays
Lomatophyllum tormentorii
Macaranga mauritiana
Mathurina penduliflora
Memecylon cordatum
Asphodelaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Turneraceae
Melastomataceae
Monimiastrum acutisepalum
Ocotea laevigata
Oldenlandia sieberi var
congesta
Pandanus barklyi
Pandanus sphaeroideus
Pandanus wiehei
Peperomia reticulata
Phyllanthus dumetosus
Phyllanthus mauritianus
Phyllanthus revaughanii
Pilea cuneiformis
Pilea lucens ssp lucens.
Polyscias mauritiana
Pyrostria cordifolia var
cordifolia
Pyrostria macrophylla var
macrophylla
Secamone rodriguesiana
Senecio boutonii
Sesuvium ayresii
Sideroxylon boutonianum
Sideroxylon grandiflorum
Syzygium petrinense
Tambourissa amplifolia
Tambourissa cordifolia
Tambourissa ficus
Tambourissa sieberi
Tanulepis sphenophylla
Trochetia uniflora
Turraea oppositifolia
Myrtaceae
Lauraceae
Rubiaceae
Turraea rigida
Turraea trichopoda
Urena lobata subsp sinuata
var. multifida
Xylopia richardii
Meliaceae
Meliaceae
Malvaceae
bois violon
bois gandine
bois de balai, bois de buis, bois
bleu, bois de mays
bois de clou
bois de cannelle blanc
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Piperaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Araliaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asteraceae
Aizoaceae
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae
Myrtaceae
Monimiaceae
Monimiaceae
Monimiaceae
Monimiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Sterculiaceae
Meliaceae
Annonaceae
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liane à cornes
l'herbe souris
pourpier marin
bois de fer
tambalacoque
bois de pomme
bois de tambour
bois tambour
bois tambour, pot sam zacot
bois tambour
liane à cornes
bois café, bois café marron, bois
quivi
bois café, bois café marron
bois de banane (reunion), bois
blanc
SIXTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2 and 19]
LIST OF VULNERABLE SPECIES OF MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES
Scientific Name
Common Name
Agauria salicifolia var.
salicifolia
Antirhea bifurcata
Badula insularis
Bertiera zaluzania
Ericaceae
bois cabris
Calophyllum eputamen var
eputamen
Calophyllum eputamen var
grandis
Calophyllum parviflorum
Canarium paniculatum
Casearia coriacea
Clusiaceae
Chassalia coriacea var.
coriacea
Coffea macrocarpa
Coffea mauritiana
Coffea myrtifolia
Colea colei
Cordemoya integrifolia
Croton tiliifolius
Diospyros boutoniana
Rubiaceae
Diospyros melanida
Diospyros tessellaria
Doratoxylon apetalum var.
diphyllum
Erythrospermum
monticolum var. amplifolium
Erythrospermum
monticolum var.
Cordifolium
Erythrospermum
monticolum var. monticolum
Erythrospermum
monticolum var.
Pyrifolium
Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae
Sapindaceae
Rubiaceae
Myrsinaceae
Rubiaceae
bois pintade, bois nacre
bois maigre batard, bois bleu,
bois de raisin
tatamaka
Clusiaceae
Clusiaceae
Burseraceae
Flacourtiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Bignoniaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Ebenaceae
tatamaka à petites feuilles
bois colophane
bois de cabri, bois callant, bois
maigre, bois banane
bois margoze
bois de perroquet, bois pigeon
Flacourtiaceae
bois d'ébene mabre à grosses
feuilles
bois d'ébene marbre
bois d'ébene noir, ébénier
bois de sagaie rouge, bois des
gaulettes
bois manioc à grandes feuilles
Flacourtiaceae
bois manioc
Flacourtiaceae
bois manioc
Flacourtiaceae
bois manioc
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Erythroxylum hypericifolium
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum laurifolium
Erythroxylum macrocarpum
Eugenia fasciculata
Eugenia lucida
Eugenia orbiculata
Eugenia pollicina
Eugenia sieberi
Eugenia tinifolia
Faujasiopsis flexuosa ssp.
Erecta
Faujasiopsis flexuosa ssp.
Flexuosa
Ficus mauritiana
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Gaertnera petrinensis
Gaertnera psychotrioides
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Gaertnera rotundifolia
Geniostoma borbonicum
Homalium integrifolium
Hugonia tomentosa
Labourdonnaisia glauca
Rubiaceae
Loganiaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Linaceae
Sapotaceae
Labourdonnaisia revoluta
Sapotaceae
Latania loddigesii
Arecaceae
Lautembergia neraudiana
Margaritaria anomala
Maytenus pyria
Memecylon ovatifolium
Mimusops erythroxylon
Mimusops petiolaris
Molinaea laevis
Molinaea macrantha
Monimiastrum globosum
Mussaenda landia var landia
Myonima nitens
Myonima obovata var
obovata
Myonima violacea var ovata
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Celastraceae
Melastomataceae
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Myrtaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
bois d'huile, bois des dames, bois
à balais
bois de ronde
bois piment
bois de clou
bois de clou
bois de clou, bois de clou nain
bois de clou
bois de clou
bois de nèfles à feuilles coriaces
bois cassant
bois cassant
affouche rouge, figuier rouge,
figuier sauvage, figuier du pays
Moraceae
bois banane, bois café, bois de
rivière
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
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bois de rivière
bois de natte, bois de natte à
grandes feuilles, natte rouge à
grandes feuilles
bois de natte à petites feuilles,
natte langue de chat, natte
legentil
latanier bleu, latanier de Maurice,
latanier de l'Ile Ronde
Kafkaf, bois caf-caf
bois chenille
bois à poudre
bois canne
makak
bois de clou
Myonima violacea var
violacea
Ochna mauritiana
Rubiaceae
Ochnaceae
bois bouquet banane, bois
bouquet bonne année, arbre à
bouquets
Pandanus eydouxia
Pandanus heterocarpus
Pandanus vandermeeschii
Philippia abietina
Philippia brachyphylla
Phyllanthus lanceolatus
Phyllanthus phillyreifolius
var. telfairianus
Phyllanthus pileostigma
Piper borbonense
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Pisonia grandis
Pittosporum ferrugineum
Pleurostylia leucocarpa
Nyctaginaceae
Pittosporaceae
Celastraceae
Polyscias dichroostachya
Pouzolzia laevigata
Protium obtusifolium
Araliaceae
Urticaceae
Burseraceae
Psiadia arguta
Psiadia lithospermifolia
Psiadia terebinthina
Psiadia viscosa
Psiloxylon mauritianum
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Myrtaceae
Pyrostria viburnoides
Scolopia heterophylla
Rubiaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Sideroxylon cinereum
Sideroxylon puberulum
Sideroxylon sessiliflorum
Syzygium commersonii
Syzygium contractum
Syzygium coriaceum
Syzygium glomeratum
Syzygium mamillatum
Syzygium mauritianum
Tambourissa peltata
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Monimiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Piperaceae
vacoas
bruyère des montagnes
bruyère
bois de négresse, bois de ravine
petit lingue, lingue poivre, liane
poivre, poivrier marron
bois mapou
bois mozambique, bois d'olive
des Seychelles
bois colophane batard, bois
colophane rouge, bois de
compagnie
baume de l'Ile Plate
baume de l'Ile Plate
bois de gouyave marron, bois
bigaignon
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bois de tisane rouge, bois à
fièvre, bois de bouchon, prune
marron, bois de prune
manglier vert, bois cendre
manglier rouge
bois de pomme
bois de pomme
bois de pomme jamalac
bois tambour
Tambourissa tau
Tarenna cymosa
Terminalia bentzoë ssp.
Bentzoë
Trochetia blackburniana
Trochetia triflora
Turraea thouarsiana
Monimiaceae
Rubiaceae
bois tambour
Combretaceae
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae
Meliaceae
benjoin, bois benzoin
boucle d'oreille, camelia sauvage
Tylophora coriacea
Urera acuminata
Asclepiadaceae
Urticaceae
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quivi, bois de quivi, bois de café
marron
liane à gratter
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2 and 19]
ALL NATIVE PLANTS NOT CLASSIFIED UNDER FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH
SCHEDULES
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EIGHTH SCHEDULE
[Section 20]
PROTECTED WILDLIFE WHICH MAY BE CAPTURED AND REARED
Scientific Name
Common Name
Estrilda astrild
Foudia madagascariensis
Waxbill (Bengali)
Fody, Madagascar (cardinal)
Geopelia striata
Lonchura punctulata
Dove, barred ground (petite tourterelle)
Finch, spice (pingo)
Serinus mozambicus
Canary, yellow-fronted (serin du pays)
Streptopelia chinensis
Streptopelia picturata
Dove, spotted (grosse tourterelle à collier)
Dove, Madagascar turtle (pigeon rainier)
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NINTH SCHEDULE
[Section 20]
SPECIES OF WILDLIFE EXCLUDED FROM DEFINITION OF PROTECTED
WILDLIFE
INVERTEBRATES
Scientific Name
All species except Papilio manlius and
Euploea
Achatina fulica and A.panthera
Bradybaena similaris
Euglandina rosea
Gonaxis quadrilateralis
Helix aspersa
Macrochlamys indica
Common Name
Butterflies
Giani african (gros coupas)
Common bush
Florida carnivorous
Four-sided gonaxis
European garden (or speckled)
lndian glass
AMPHIBIANS
Scientific Name
Bufo regularis
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Common Name
Toad, common
Frog. Malagasy (grenouille)
REPTILES
Scientific Name
Calotes versicolor.
Gehyra mutilata
Hemidactylus frenatus
Hemidactylus mercatoris
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
Lycodon aulicus
Typhlina bramina
Common Name
Lizard, agama (cameleon)
Gecko, house (or stump-toed)
Gecko, house
Gecko, tuberculated house
Gecko, tree
Snake, wolf (couleuvre)
Snake, blind
BIRDS
Scientific Name
Acridotheres tristis
Chloebia gouldiae
Columnba livia
Corvus splendens
Crysolophus am berstiae
Crysolophus pictus
Common Name
Mynah, Indian (martin)
Finch, gouldian
Dove, rock (pigeon domestique)
Crow (corbeau)
Pheasant, lady amphyrst
Pheasant, golden
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Lophura nycthemera
Melopsittacus undulatus
Nymphicus hollandicus
Padda oryzivora
Passer domesticus
Phasianus colchicus
Ploceus cucullatus
Psittacula krameri
Pycnonotus jocosus
Serinus canaria
Streptopelia risoria
Taeniopygia guttata
Pheasant, silver
Budgerigar
Cockatiel
Sparrow, Java
Sparrow, house (moineau)
Pheasant, ring-necked
Schlug schlug (weaver), (senin de Natal)
Ring-necked parakeet (petite cateau
verte)
Bulbul, red-whiskered (condé)
Canary
Dove, ring-neck
Finch zebra
MAMMALS
Scientific Name
Herpestes auropunctatus
Macaca fascicularis
Mus musculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rattus spp.
Suncus murinus
Tenrec ecaudatus
Common Name
Mongoose, lesser Indian
Monkey (long-tailed macaque
jacot)
Mouse, house (souris)
Rabbit (lapin)
Rat
Shrew, Indian house (rat muquet)
Tenrec (tendrac)
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TENTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2 and 20]
GAME BIRDS
Scientific Name
Coturnix japonica
Francolinus spp.
Numida spp.
Common Name
Hunting Period
Quail (caille)
2 April to 1 August
Partridge (perdrix)
2 April to 1 August
Wild guinea fowl 16 April to 14 September
(pintade sauvage)
MAMMALS
Scientific Name
Cervus timorensis
Lepus nigricollis
Sus spp.
Common Name
Hunting Period
Deer (cerfs) other 1 June to 30 September
than fawns
Hare (lièvre)
Open
Wild pig (cochon
Open
marron)
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ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 2, 20, 33 and 52]
SPECIES OF WILDLIFE IN RESPECT OF WHICH MORE SEVERE
PENALTIES ARE PROVIDED
LIZARDS AND SNAKES
Scientific Name
Bolyeria multocarinata
Casarea dussumieri
Cryptoblepharus boutonii
Gonglyomorphus bojerii
Gonglyomorphus fontenayi fontenayi
Gonglyomorphus fontenayi sp.
Leiolopisma telfairii
Nactus coindemirensis
Nactus durelli
Nactus serpensinsula
Phelsuma cepediana
Phelsuma guentheri
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Phelsuma ornata
Phelsuma rosoegularis
Common Name
Burrowing boa
Keel scaled boa
Bouton’s skink
Bojer’s skink
Macchabé skink
Orange tail skink
Telfair’s skink
Lesser night gecko of Coin de Mire
Durell’s night gecko
Serpent Island night gecko
Blue tailed day gecko
Gunther’s day gecko
Lowland forest day gecko
Ornate day gecko
Upland forest day gecko
TORTOISE
Scientific Name
Aldabrachyles gigantea
Astrochelys radiata
Common Name
Aldabra giant tortoise
Malagasy radiated tortoise
MAMMALS
Scientific Name
Mormopterus acetabulosus
Pteropus niger
Pteropus rodricensis
Taphozous mauritianus
Common Name
Free-tailed bat
Mauritian fruit bat
Rodrigues fruit bat
Mauritian tomb bat
LAND BIRDS (MAURITIUS)
Scientific Name
Falco punctatus
Coracina typical
Foudia rubra
Common Name
Mauritius kestrel
Mauritius cuckoo-shrike
Mauritius fody
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Hypsipetes olivaceus
Neosonas mayeri
Collocalia francica
Phedina borbonica
Psittacula echo
Terpsiphone bourbonniensis desolata
Zosterops chloronothos
Zosterops bobornicus mauritianus
Mauritius black bulbul
Pink pigeon
Mascarene cave swiftlet
Mascarene swallow
Mauritius parakeet
Mauritius paradise fly catcher
Mauritius olive white eye
Mauritius grey white eye
LAND BIRDS (RODRIGUES)
Scientific Name
Acrocephallus rodericana
Foudia flavicans
Common Name
Rodrigues warbler
Rodrigues fody
MARINE BIRDS
Scientific Name
Phaethon lepturus
Phaethon rubricauda
Pterodroma arminjoniana
Puffinus pacificus
Common Name
Tropic bird – white-tailed
Tropic bird – red-tailed
Trinidade or Round Island petrel
Shear water – wedge-tailed
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Scientific Name
Actitis hypoleucos
Arenaria interpres
Butorides striatus
Calidris alba
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris minuta
Charadrius dubius
Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius leschenaultii
Dromas ardeola
Limosa lapponica
Numenius phaeopus
Pluvialis squatarola
Sterna bengalensis
Sterna hirundo
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Xenus cinereus
Common Name
Common sandpiper
Ruddy turnstone
Green-backed heron
Sanderling
Curlew sandpiper
Little stint
Little ringed plover
Ringed plover
Greater sandplover
Crab plover
Bar-tailed godwit
Whimbrel
Grey plover
Lesser crested tern
Common tern
Greenshank
Marsh sandpiper
Redshank
Terek sandpiper
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TWELFTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 23 and 24]
PART A
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION TO HUNT GAME
THE NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
Family name
………………………………………………………………………...……………….…..………
Given names
……………………………………………………………………………………..…….…………
Residential address
.……………………………………………………………………………………………..………
.……………………………………………………………………………………………..………
Game licence No. ……………………………………………………………….……............
Date of issue ..................................Date of expiry ...........................................
National Identity Card No. ..……………………………………………………………………
Date of birth …………………….……………………………………………………...………
Occupation ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Height ……………………………………….… (centimetres)
Complexion
……………………………………………………………………………………………….……..
Colour of hair
…………………………………………………………………………………..……….…………
Colour of eyes
……………………………………………………………………………....…………….…..…..
Any distinctive marks
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I certify that the particulars stated above and relating to me are correct and hereby
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apply for an authorisation to hunt game for the year ending 31 December 20………
I further certify that I have acquainted myself with the provisions of THE NATIVE
TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT and that I shall comply
with these provisions in particular and any other relevant laws of Mauritius in general.
……………………………………
Date
……………………………………………….…
Signature of Applicant
ENDORSEMENT BY EMPLOYER*
I ……………………………… am the employer of the applicant, a gamekeeper.
I hereby consent to the grant of the above application.
……………………………………
Date
……………………………………………….…
Signature of Employer
Note:
This application must be accompanied by two passport-size photographs of the
applicant.
*Only applicable where the applicant is a gamekeeper.
PART B
APPLICATION FOR A VISITOR’S TROPHY LICENCE
THE NATIVE TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
Family name ……………………………………………………………………………….
Given names ……………………………………………………………………………….
Date of birth ..……………………………………………………………………………….
Height ………………………………………
centimetres
Nationality ..……………………………………………………………….………………….
Passport No., place and date of issue
…………………………………………………………...................................................
Date of arrival in Mauritius
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............................……..………...............................…………………………………..
Intended date of departure
…………………………………………………………………..…………………………..…….
Address in Mauritius
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I certify that the particulars stated above and relating to me are correct and hereby
apply for a visitor’s trophy licence.
I further certify that I have acquainted myself with the provisions of the NATIVE
TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT and that I shall comply
with these provisions in particular and any other relevant laws of Mauritius in general.
……………………………………
Date
……………………………………………….…
Signature of Applicant
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THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
[Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37]
INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ISSUE OF A CITES EXPORT
PERMIT, CITES IMPORT PERMIT, CITES RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATE AND
CERTIFICATE FOR INTRODUCTION FROM THE SEA
Name and address of permittee (1)
Name and address of consignee (2)
Scientific name of species
Purpose (3)
Description of species (4)
Quantity of species
Source (5)
(1)
Complete name and address of permittee
(2)
Complete name and address of the consignee
(3)
The following codes should be used: T for commercial, Z for zoos, G for botanical
gardens, Q for circuses and travelling exhibitions, S for scientific purposes, H for
hunting trophies, P for personal, M for medical, E for education, N for
reintroduction or introduction into the wild, and B for breeding in captivity or
artificial propagation, L for law enforcement/judicial/forensic.
(4)
Describe, as precisely as possible, the species entering trade (live animals,
skins, flanks, wallets, shoes, etc.). If a species is marked (tags, identifying marks,
rings, etc.), whether or not this is required by a Resolution of the Conference of
the Parties (species originating in a ranching operation, species subject to quotas
approved by the Conference of the Parties, species of the First Schedule,
species bred in captivity for commercial purposes, etc.), indicate the number and
type of mark. The sex and age of the live animals should be recorded, if possible.
(5)
Use the following codes to indicate the source —
W
- Species taken from the wild;
R
- Species originating from a ranching operation;
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D
- First Schedule - animals bred in captivity for commercial purposes and
plants of First Schedule artificially propagated for commercial purposes, as well
as parts and derivatives thereof, exported under the provisions of Article VII,
paragraph 4, of the Convention;
A
- Plants that are artificially propagated in accordance with Resolution
Conf. 11.11 (Rev. CoP14), paragraph a), as well as parts and derivatives thereof,
exported under the provisions of Article VII, paragraph 5 (specimens of species
included in the First Schedule that have been propagated artificially for noncommercial purposes and species included in the Second and Third Schedules);
C
- Animals bred in captivity in accordance with Resolution Conf. 10.16
(Rev.), as well as parts and derivatives thereof, exported under the provisions of
Article VII, paragraph 5 (specimens of species included in the First Schedule that
have been bred in captivity for non-commercial purposes and specimens of
species included in the Second and Third Schedules);
F
- Animals born in captivity (F1 or subsequent generations) that do not fulfil
the definition of ‘bred in captivity’ in Resolution Conf. 10.16 (Rev.), as well as
parts and derivatives thereof;
U
- Source unknown (must be justified);
I
- Confiscated or seized species;
O
- Pre-Convention (may be used with other source codes).
In case of re-export, the original of the export or re-export permit that accompanied the
consignment should be submitted as annex to the above information.
In case of import permit, a copy of the CITES export certificate should also be
produced.
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FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
[Section 38]
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FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE
[Section 42]
CITES EXEMPTION
Caviar of sturgeon species (Acipenseriformes spp.) up to a maximum of
250 grams per person
Giant clam (Tridacnidae spp.) shells up to 3 species, each of which may be
one intact shell or 2 matching halves, not exceeding 3 kg per person
Queen conch (Strombus gigas) shells up to 3 species per person
Rainsticks of Cactaceae spp. up to 3 species per person
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) up to 4 species per person
Species of crocodilian species up to 4 species per person
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SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE
[Section 2]
PART A
CLOSED RESERVES
Gunner’s Quoin
Ile aux Fous
Ile aux Mariannes
Ilot Vacoas
Pigeon Rock
Rocher des Oiseaux
Round Island
Serpent Island
PART B
OPEN RESERVES
Flat Island
Gabriel Island
Ile aux Aigrettes
Ile aux Flammants
Ile aux Fouquets
Ile aux Oiseaux
Ile D’Ambre
Ile de La Passe
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