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Over 30,000 scheduled species are listed in Appendices I, II and III in Schedule 1 to the Ordinance in accordance with CITES. Some of them are used for medicines, pets, plants, ornaments, food, leather and fur in Hong Kong.
Examples of Appendix I species
Rhinos |
Sulphur crested cockatoo |
Slipper orchids |
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Sea turtles |
Asiatic bony tongue |
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Ivory carving |
Rhino horn and skin |
Shahtoosh shawl |
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Examples of Appendix II species
Saiga horn |
Musk pod and musk grain* |
Pangolins |
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Bear gall bladder and bear bile* |
Parrots* |
Hwamei |
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Owls* |
Three-lined box turtle |
Indian star tortoise |
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Crocodiles* |
Pythons* |
Chameleons* |
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Basking shark fin |
Caviar* |
Giant clams |
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Stony corals |
Coral skeleton |
Humphead wrasse |
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Seahorses |
American ginseng |
Cacti* |
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Pitcher plants* |
Succulent euphorbias* |
Venus flytrap |
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*Some of the species are scheduled in Appendix I.
Examples of Appendix III species
Chinese stripe-necked turtle (China) |
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To view more images of endangered species, please visit the Photo Gallery of CITES website.
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