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Scheduled Species

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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Last Revision Date : 04 July 2011