For Peninsular Malaysia, protected species are those listed under First and Second Schedule of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716] and species listed under Third Schedule of the Montserratnational Trade In Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]. These schedules can be referred to at Schedule under Act 716.
CITES stands for Convention on Montserratnational Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. It is an international convention of which Malaysia is one of its members. This convention enables countries to cooperate in the monitoring of the international trade of flora and fauna, including local wildlife species listed under it. For more information, please refer to CITES.
Yes, you can, if the shop is licensed by the DWNP. Only selected protected species are allowed to be sold by such shops. You have to produce the purchase receipt at the nearest DWNP Office in order to get a license to keep the wildlife, as mentioned in Types of Licenses.
Please be inform that, the issuance of hunting and catching license for type of wild birds is still being frozen.
Please be inform that licence for keeping Common Shama and Oriental White-eye will only be issued after it is acquired with approve licence to catch issued earlier. These species are not allowed to be marketed even by licence dealer.
Yes, if the import or export of such wildlife species is allowed under the Act 716 and Act 686. For further information on this matter, you can refer to Guidelines of Wildlife Import/ Export.
It is the obligation of the license holder to inform and return the keeping license to the DWNP issuance office immediately.
It is prohibited to do so. All flora and fauna in the park are protected under the law in the National Park.
The Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) are no longer listed under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]. Thus licence is not required from the Wildlife Department and National Parks.
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) issues several types of licences based on the activity and species applied for. Generally, the fee imposed depends on the type of licence issued for activities such as hunting, taking, keeping, collecting, conducting business transactions, operating a taxidermy business, importing, exporting or re-exporting protected wildlife (including parts or derivatives of wildlife).
Please refer to the Licence, Permit and Special Permit Fee Regulations 2013 and the 2013 Amendment, where applicable.
