Thailand to add four rare wild sea animals to list of reserved wild animal species



BANGKOK: -- The government yesterday endorsed the listing of four rare sea animals on the country's list of reserved wild animal species in the bid to save them from extinction.

The listing of the four rare marine animals was proposed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Government spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the ministry proposed to add four rare sea animals to the existing list of 15 reserved wild animal species defined under the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act of BE 2535.

The new wild animal species are 1. Rhincodon typus or whale shark. 2. Balaenoptera edeni or Bryde’s whale. 3. Balaenoptera omurai or the dwarf fin whale, 4. Dermochelys coriacea or leatherback sea turtle.

Currently Thailand has 15 designated reserved wild animal species.

Under this law, it is prohibited by law to hunt, breed, possess or trade any of such species, except when done for scientific research with permission from the Permanent Secretary of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and breeding and possession by authorised public zoos.

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-add-four-rare-wild-sea-animals-list-reserved-wild-animal-species/

-- Thai PBS 2016-06-22

"...except when done for scientific research..."

Pathetic, simply pathetic. The same feeble excuse used by Japan!

Interesting to note that Thailand is not associated with the International Whaling Commission, but Cambodia and Laos (a land-locked nation) are.

I can see Thais thinking ohhhh this bring price of illegal animal parts and amulets way up!

I can see Thais thinking ohhhh this bring price of illegal animal parts and amulets way up!

Like putting them on a hit list....

Tourists to Thailand could become a rare species within the next decade.

Tourists to Thailand could become a rare species within the next decade.

Hope so!

Open season announced on :

1. Rhincodon typus or whale shark. 2. Balaenoptera edeni or Bryde’s whale. 3. Balaenoptera omurai or the dwarf fin whale, 4. Dermochelys coriacea or leatherback sea turtle.

They Are: Tuna, crab, squid, and prawns....

Lucky for the whales that Thais haven't developed a taste for them. Soon they will be the only "fish" left.

Lucky for the whales that Thais haven't developed a taste for them. Soon they will be the only "fish" left.

Whales are not fish

Lucky for the whales that Thais haven't developed a taste for them. Soon they will be the only "fish" left.

Whales are not fish

Hence he used " " ...

The natural world is dying fast. It's hard to care anymore. As long as people think more and more humans on the planet isn't an issue and the expansion of every city is okay and exploitation of every resources isn't an issue, we are doomed. Man's effort to save nature is comical.

The natural world is dying fast. It's hard to care anymore. As long as people think more and more humans on the planet isn't an issue and the expansion of every city is okay and exploitation of every resources isn't an issue, we are doomed. Man's effort to save nature is comical.

The problem is not with man or humanity but with civilized humanity.