Amending the law to increase wildlife habitat protection in China

On June 20, the macaques were seized. The same day, Yunnan Provincial Forestry public security to keep the media informed May Internet wildlife trafficking case cracked ironing. The case seized 96 and 3 Ocelot fur of wild animals, including wildlife at the national level the White hand Gibbon, slow Loris, Burmese pythons, the Golden snakes, two national key protected wild animals monkey, red Lei Newt, Geckos and other wild animals. This is the largest network of Yunnan province cracked cases of illicit trade in wildlife, is a one-time living Primate wildlife seized the largest number of cases, the highest level. News service reporter Liu Ranyang photography
China News Agency, Beijing, July 2 (reporter Haiyan Ma Liang Xiaohui) 12 session of the national people's Congress Standing Committee 21st meeting the afternoon of 2nd by 152 votes in favour, 1 against and 4 abstentions, new wildlife protection law, as amended, without a vote. The Act increased the protection of wildlife habitats, all units and individuals have the obligation to protect wildlife and their habitats.
In a subsequent press conference, Director of the NPC environmental and resources Committee Bill room Zhai Yong, Wildlife Habitat is an important natural areas wildlife survival, protection of habitats is critical to protect wildlife species. The amendments have provisions for the protection of Wildlife Habitat, and provides a means of protection, such as list of wildlife critical habitat, monitoring and evaluation, and destroying wildlife habitats to be punished.
Dealing with wildlife conservation and use is another important part of the law. According to various views, newly revised wildlife conservation law protection priority, strict supervision, standardize the use of the principle in this principle to strictly regulate the management of wildlife.
Deputy Yue Zhongming, Director of the national law of the NPCSC said utilization of wildlife and their products, the "use" includes scientific research, public service and education of artificial breeding, species protection, hunting, public health, and so on. Utilization of wildlife and their products should be mainly use domesticated wildlife resources shall be beneficial to the conservation of wild populations, reflect conservation priorities, in order of use.
Yue Zhongming stressed that use of wildlife and wildlife products, protection is a prerequisite, cannot destroy the wild stocks and Habitat, to protect wild species from its source to prevent catching game. In nature reserve area, hunting is prohibited (fishing) areas, hunting (fishing) periods, hunted wild animal or engage in other activities that interfere with wildlife and breeds. No hunting kills wildlife under special State protection. Only scientific research, population control, epidemic sources and disease monitoring and other special situations, and should be made a strict special hunting licenses.
(Editors: Zhong Qinghui UN660)
2016-07-02 20:13:34
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中国修法增加野生动物栖息地保护

　　6月20日，查获的猕猴。当日，云南省森林公安向媒体通报5月告破的特大网络贩卖野生动物案。该案共查获野生动物96只和3张豹猫皮，包括国家一级重点保护野生动物白掌长臂猿、蜂猴、缅甸蟒、黄金蟒，国家二级重点保护野生动物猕猴、红瘰疣螈、大壁虎等野生动物。这是目前云南省破获的最大一起网络野生动物非法贸易案件，也是一次性查获活体灵长类野生动物数量最多、级别最高的案件。中新社记者 刘冉阳 摄
　　中新社北京7月2日电  (记者 马海燕 梁晓辉)十二届全国人大常委会第二十一次会议2日下午以152票赞成、1票反对、4票弃权，表决通过了新修订的野生动物保护法。该法增加了对野生动物栖息地的保护，任何单位和个人都有保护野生动物及其栖息地的义务。
　　在随后的新闻发布会上，全国人大环资委法案室主任翟勇表示，野生动物栖息地是野生动物生存繁衍的重要自然区域，保护栖息地是保护野生动物物种的关键。此次修法规定要保护野生动物栖息地，同时规定了保护的手段，如规定野生动物重要栖息地名录、监测、评估等，还有对破坏野生动物栖息地要给予处罚。
　　处理好野生动物保护和利用的关系是此次修法的另一重要内容。根据各方意见，新修订的野生动物保护法坚持保护优先、严格监管、规范利用的原则，在这一原则下对野生动物的利用要严格规范管理。
　　全国人大常委会法工委经济法室副主任岳仲明表示，利用野生动物及其制品，这个“利用”包括科学研究、公益和科普教育、物种保护目的的人工繁育、公共卫生健康、狩猎等。利用野生动物及其制品应以利用人工驯养的野生动物资源为主，要有利于野外种群的养护，体现保护优先、有序有度的利用。
　　岳仲明强调，利用野生动物及其制品，保护是前提，不能破坏野外种群和栖息地，要从源头上保护野外物种，防止乱捕乱猎。禁止在相关自然保护区域、禁猎(渔)区、禁猎(渔)期内，猎捕野生动物或从事其他妨碍野生动物生息繁衍的活动。禁止猎捕杀害国家重点保护野生动物。只有在科学研究、种群调控、疫源疫病监测等特殊情况才能利用，且应取得严格的特许猎捕许可证。
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2016-07-02 20:13:34
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