Schedule of Protected Species will add new species on May 1st. People have to register before June 30th.Play

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       The Council of Agriculture revised the list of protected species on March 29^th, 2017, and it came into effect on May 1^st, 2017. It listed CITES Appendix II species and includes 197 species of wild amphibian and reptiles that under survival threat such as the pig nosed turtle. The list of protected wildlife has been announced. If the public has already held pig nosed turtles and other newly-announced wild animals before announcement, they should complete the registration in the local county and municipal governments by June 30^th, 2017 to prevent the crime of illegally holding wild animals. The detailed list can be downloaded from Forest Bureau World Wide Web / News Area Download (http://www.forest.gov.tw/forest-news/0060552).