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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

Tiger
Elephants
Cheetah
Tiger
Elephant
Cheetah
Rhinos
Sulphur crested cockatoo
Slipper orchids
Rhino
Cockatoo
Slipper Orchid
Sea turtles
Asiatic bony tongue
Sea Turtle
Asiatic bony tongue
Ivory carving
Rhino horn and skin
Shahtoosh shawl
Ivory carving
Rhino horn and skin
Shahtoosh shawl

 


Examples of Appendix II species

Saiga horn
Musk pod and musk grain*
Pangolins
Saiga horn
Musk pod and musk grain
Pangolins
Bear gall bladder and bear bile*
Parrots*
Hwamei
Bear gall bladder and bear bile
Parrots
Hwamei
Owls*
Three-lined box turtle
Indian star tortoise
Owls
Three-lined box turtle
Indian star tortoise
Crocodiles*
Pythons*
Chameleons*
Crocodiles
Pythons
Chameleons
Basking shark fin
Caviar*
Giant clams
Basking shark fin
Caviar
Giant clams
Stony corals
Coral skeleton
Humphead wrasse
Stony corals
Coral skeleton
Humphead wrasse
Seahorses
American ginseng
Cacti*
Seahorses
American ginseng
Cacti
Orchids*
Orchids
Pitcher plants*
Succulent euphorbias*
Venus flytrap
Pitcher plants
Succulent euphorbias
Venus flytrap
Dendrobium*
Dendrobium

*Some of the species are scheduled in Appendix I.


Examples of Appendix III species

Chinese stripe-necked turtle (China)
Chinese stripe-necked turtle (China)

 

To view more images of endangered species, please visit the Photo Gallery of CITES website.

 
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