SARAWAK FORESTRY :: Sarawak National Park - Biodiversity Conservation

Protected Species

These animals are protected in Sarawak. This is because they are now rare, due to hunting and habitat destruction. You need a license to keep them as pets, hunt, kill, capture, sell import or export them, or possess any recognizable part of these animals. Issuing of licenses is at the discretion of the Forest Department. The penalties for hunting or possessing any of these animals dead or alive, and possessing any of their parts without a license is a fine of RM10,000 and one year imprisonment.

To apply for a licence to keep any of these animals, contact your nearest Forest Department office. In general, licences will not be issued to trade in any of these species.

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List of Protected Animals in Sarawak
The following table refers to the First Schedule [Section 2(1)] PART II on Protected Animals from the Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998 (Chapter 26).

PROTECTED SPECIES

English name	Scientific name	Local name
A. MAMMALS
All treeshrews	All species of Tupaiidae
All bats	All species of Chiroptera excluding those already listed in Part I
All primates	All species of Primates excluding those already listed in Part I
Flying lemur/colugo	Cynocephalus variegatus	Kubung
Pangolin	Manis javanica	Tenggiling
All flying squirrels	All species of Petuaristinae	Tupai terbang
Porcupines	All species of Hystricidae	Landak
Sun bear	Helarctos malayanus	Beruang
Bear cat	Arctitis binturong	Binturung
All civets and mongooses	All species of Viverridae	Musang
All otters	All species of Lutra and Aonyx	Memerang
All cats	All species of Felidae excluding those already listed in Part I	Kucing hutan
B. BIRDS
Christmas frigatebirds	Fregata andrewsi
All herons, egrets and bitterns, excluding those already listed in Part I	All species of Ardeidae
All storks, excluding those already listed in Part I	All species of Ciconiidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Lang; menaul
All falcons	All species of Falconidae	Rajawali; menaul
All scrubfowl, partridges and pheasants, excluding those already listed in Part I	All species of Phasianidae
All waders, excluding those already listed in Part I	All species of Charadiiformes
Metallic pigeon	Columbia vitiensis	Pergam
Nicobar pigeon	Caloenas nicobarica	Pergam
All owls	All species of Tytonidae and Strigidae	Burung hantu
All swiflets	All species of Aerodramus, Hydrochous and Collocalia	Burung layang
All kingfishers	All species of Alcedinidae	Pekaka
All woodpeckers	All species of Picidae	Belatok
Asian paradise flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi	Burung sambar ekor panjang
Crackle or hill myna	Gracula religiosa	Burung tiong
All parrots and parakeets	All species of Psittacidae	Bayan
White-rumped shama	Copyschus malabaricus
C. REPTILES
Asian Giant Tortoise	Manouria emys	Baning
All soft-shelled turtles	All species of Tryonychidea	Labi-labi
Falso ghairal	Tomistoma schleglii	Buaya jujulong
Estuarine crocodile	Crocodylus porosus	Buaya katak
All monitor lizards	All species of Varanus	Biawak
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Ular tedung
Common cobra	Naja naja	Ular tedung
All pythons	All species of Phyton	Ular sawa
D. FISH
Arowana (dragonfish)	All species of Osteoglossidae	Ikan seruk; ikan siluk
E. INVERTEBRATES
All hard and soft corals	All species of Hydrozoa and Anthozoa (Actinozoan)	Batu karang
Raja Brooke’s birdwing	Troides brookiana
F. ADDITIONAL SPECIES
All species of animal listed in Appendics I and II of the convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) excluding those already listed in Part I.