Protected species of South Korea explained

Under South Korean law, the hunting and capturing of a large number of species of wild animals is prohibited. These include 64 species of mammals, 396 species of birds, 16 species of reptiles, and 10 species of amphibians. Most of these species are not actually endangered species, but are protected for other reasons. No freshwater fish are included on the list, although some are endangered.

These species are defined in Appendix 6 of the Enforcement Regulation of the Protection of Wild Fauna and Flora Act, Ministry of Environment Ordinance #183, amended September 27, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211357/http://www.klaw.go.kr/CNT2/Easy/MCNT2EasyLawService.jsp?s_lawmst=71754

Mammals

See also: List of mammals of Korea.

Chiroptera

Insectivora

Lagomorpha

Rodentia

Carnivora

Artiodactyla

Birds

See also: List of non-passerine birds of Korea and List of passerine birds of Korea.

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

See also: List of passerine birds of Korea.

Reptiles

See also: List of reptiles of Korea.

Testudines

Squamata

Amphibians

See also: List of amphibians of Korea.

Caudata

Anura

See also