Reserved wild animals of Thailand

Reserved wild animals are the highest class of protection for animal species in Thailand's wildlife conservation framework. There are currently twenty designated species, defined by The Wild Animal Conservation and Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019). The 2019 act replaced the original law from 1992.[1] The law prohibits hunting, breeding, possessing, or trading any of such species, except when done for scientific research with permission from the Permanent Secretary of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, or breeding and possession by authorised public zoos.

The twenty-one conserved wild animals[1][2] are:

Common name(s)	Local name(s)	Scientific name	Year	Group	Description
Javan rhinoceros	แรด	Rhinoceros sondaicus	1960	Mammal
Sumatran rhinoceros	กระซู่	Dicerorhinus sumatrensis	1960	Mammal
Kouprey	กูปรี (โคไพร)	Bos sauveli	1960	Mammal
Wild Asian water buffalo	ควายป่า	Bubalus bubalis (B. arnee)	1960	Mammal
Mainland serow	เลียงผา (เยือง หรือ กูรำ หรือ โครำ)	Capricornis sumatraensis	1960	Mammal
Chinese goral	กวางผา	Naemorhedus griseus	1960	Mammal
Schomburgk's deer	สมัน (เนื้อสมัน หรือ กวางเขาสุ่ม)	Cervus schomburgki	1960	Mammal
Eld's deer	ละอง (ละมั่ง)	Cervus eldii	1960	Mammal
Fea's muntjac	เก้งหม้อ	Muntiacus feae	1992	Mammal
Dugong	พะยูน (หมูน้ำ หรือ วัวทะเล)	Dugong dugon	1992	Mammal
Malayan tapir	สมเสร็จ	Tapirus indicus	1992	Mammal
Marbled cat	แมวลายหินอ่อน	Pardofelis marmorata	1992	Mammal
White-eyed river martin	นกเจ้าฟ้าหญิงสิรินธร	Pseudochelidon sirintarae	1992	Bird
Gurney's pitta	นกแต้วแร้วท้องดำ	Pitta gurneyi	1992	Bird
Sarus crane	นกกระเรียน	Grus antigone	1992	Bird
Leatherback turtle	เต่ามะเฟือง	Dermochelys coriacea	2019	Reptile
Whale shark	ฉลามวาฬ	Rhincodon typus	2019	Fish
Bryde's whale	วาฬบรูดา	Balaenoptera edeni	2019	Mammal
Omura's whale	วาฬโอมูระ	Balaenoptera omurai	2019	Mammal
Helmeted hornbill	นกชนหิน	Rhinoplax vigil	2024	Bird
Blue whale	วาฬสีน้ำเงิน	Balaenoptera musculus	2024	Mammal

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

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

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

References

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

External links

• Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Section, Wildlife Conservation Division, Royal Forest Department, Wildlife Conservation in Thailand (PDF).