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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
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Tiger
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Elephants **
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Cheetah
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Rhinos
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Sulphur crested cockatoo
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Slipper orchids
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Sea turtles
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Asiatic bony tongue
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Ivory carving
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Rhino horn and skin
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Shahtoosh shawl
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Examples of Appendix II species
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Saiga horn
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Musk pod and musk grain*
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Pangolins
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Bear gall bladder and bear bile*
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Parrots*
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Hwamei
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Owls*
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Three-lined box turtle
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Indian star tortoise
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Crocodiles*
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Pythons*
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Chameleons*
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Probeagle shark
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Oceanic whitetip shark fin
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Giant clams
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Caviar*
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Coral skeleton
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Humphead wrasse
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Seahorses
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American ginseng
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Cacti*
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Pitcher plants*
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Succulent euphorbias*
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Venus flytrap
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*Some of the species are scheduled in Appendix I.
** Hong Kong has adopted stricter measures banning the import and re-export of elephant hunting trophies and all elephant ivory and its products (except antique ivory) except in certain circumstances in accordance with the Ordinance.
Examples of Appendix III species
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Chinese stripe-necked turtle (China)
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Sea coconut (Seychelles)
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To view more images of endangered species, please visit the Photo Gallery of CITES website.
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