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THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972

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SCHEDULE IV

(See Sees. 2, 8, 9, 11 and 61)

1[1. ******8*]

2[1-A. ***]

3[2. ***]

3. ***]

2[3-A. Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus permanti)

4. Hares (Black Naped, Common Indian, DesertHimalayan mouse hare)

4[4-A. Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)]

4[4-B. *****]

4[4-C. ***]

4[4-D. ***]

4[4-E. Indian porcupine (Hystrix indica)]

3[5. ******]

3[6. ******]

4[6-A. Mongooses (all species of genus Herpestes) ]

1[6-B.

1[6. ********]

4[7-A. Polecats (Volrmela peregusna, Mustela putorius)]

1[7-B. ***]

  1. ***

1[8-A. ***]

3[9. ********]

3[9-A. ***]

10. ***

5[11. Birds 2[(other than those which appear in other Schedules)]:

1. Avadavat (Estrildinae)

2. Avocet (Recurvirostridae)

3. Babblers (Timaliinae)

4. Barbets (Capitonidae)

5. Barnowls (Tytoninae)

6. Bitterns (Ardeidae)

7. Brown-headed gu I] (Larus brunnicephalus)

8. Bulbuls (Pyenonotidae)

9. Buntings (ErAberizidae)

10. Bustards (Otididae)

11. Bustarcl-quails (Turnicidae)

12. Chloiopsis (Trenidae)

13. Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) 14. Coots (Rallidae)

15. Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

16. Cranes (Gruidae)

17. Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

17-A. Curlews (Scolopacinae)

18. Darters (Phalacrocoracidae)

19. Doves including the Emerald dove (Columbidae)

20. Drongos (Dicruridae)

21. Ducks (Anatidae)

22. Egrets (Ardeidae)

23. Fairy bluebirds (Irenidae)

24. Falcons (Falconidae), except the shaheen and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), the saker and laggar falcons (F.biarmicus), and the redheaded merlin (F. chicquera)

25. Finches including the chaffinch (Fringillidae)

26. Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)

27. Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)

28. Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

29. Geese (Anatidae)

30. Goldfinches and allies (Carduelinae)

31. Grebes (Podicipitidae)

32. Herons (Ardeidae)

33. Ibises (Threskiornithidae)

34. loras (Irenidae)

35. Jays (Corvidae)

36. Jacanas Uacanidae)

36-A. Junglefowl (Phasianidae)

37. Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

38. Larks (Alaudidae)

39. Lorikeets (Psittacidae)

40. Magpies including the Hunting magpie (Corvidae)

41. Mannikins (Estrildinae)

42. Megapodes (Megapodidae)

43. Minivets (Campephagidae)

44. Munias (Estrildinae)

45. Mynas (Sturnidae)

46. Nighlars (Caprimulgidae)

47. Orioles (Oriolidae)

48. Owls (Strigidae)

49. Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)

50. Parakeets (Psittacidae)

51. Partridges (Phasianiclae)

32. Pelicans (Pelecaniclae)

53. Pheasants (Phasianidae)

54. Pigeons (Columbidae) except the Blue rock pigeon (Columba livia)

55. Pipits (Motacillidae)

55-A. Pittas (Pitticlae)

56. Plovers (Charadriinae)

57. Quails (Phasianidae)

58. Rails (Rallidae)

59. Rollers or Blue jays (Coraciidae)

60. Sandgrouses (Pteroclididae)

61. Sandpipers (Scolopacinae)

62. Snipes (Scolopacinae)

63. Spurfowls (Phasianidae)

64. Starlings (Sturnidae)

65. Stone curlews (Burhinidae)

66. Storks (Ciconiidae)

67. Stilts (Recurvirostridae)

68. Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

69. Swans (sic) (Anaticlae)

70. Teals (Anatidae)

71. Thrushes (Turdinae)

72. Tits (Paridae)

73. Tree pies (Corvidae)

74. Trogons (Trogonidae)

75. Vultures (Accipitridae)

76. Waxbills (Estrildinae)

77. Weaver birds or bayas (Ploceidae)

78. White-eyes (Zosteropidae)

79. Woodpeckers (Picidae)

80. Wrens (Troglodytidae)

1[12. Snakes 2[other than those species listed in Sch. 1, Pt.II; and Sch.II, Pt.II]

(i) Amblycayhalidae

(ii) Amilidae

(iii) Boidae

(iv) Colubridae

(v) Dasypepticlae

(vi) Elapidae (cobras, kraits, and coral snakes)

(vii) Glauconidae

(viii) Hydrophiclae (freshwater and sea snakes)

(ix) Ilysidae

W Leptotyphlopiclae

(xi) Typhlopiclae

(xii) Uropeltidae

(xiii) Viperidae

(xiv) Xenopeltidael

1[13. Freshwater frogs (Rana spp.)]

1[14. Three-keeled turtle (Geomyda tricarinata)]

1[15. Tortoises (Testudinidae, Tryonichidae)

1[16. Viviparous toads (Nectophyrynoides spp.))

1[17. Votes]

1[18. Butterflies and moths:

Family Danaidae

Eu ploea core simulatrix

Euploea crassa

Euploea dioeletianus ramsahai

Euploea mulciber

Family Hesperiidae

Baoris farri

Hasora vitta

Hyarotis adrastus

Oriens concinna

Pelopiclas assamensis

Pelopiclas sinensis

Polytrema discreta,

Polytrema rubricans

Thoressa horiorei

Family Lycaenidae

Tarucus ananda

Family Nymphalidae

Eiuthalia lubentina

Family Pigeridae

Appias agathon ariaca

Appians libythea

Appias nero galba

Prioneris sita I

1. Vide Notification published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec-3(i), dated 5th October 1977.

2. Vide Notification, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec-3(i), dated 2nd October, 1980.

3. Vide, S.O. 859(E), dated 24th November, 1986, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec, 3(i) dated 24th November, 1986.

4. Vide Notification dated 29th August, 1977, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec3 (i) dated 3rd September, 1977.

5. Vide Notification, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec.3(i), 2nd October, 1980.

 
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