Wildlife Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use Regulations.

These Regulations are made under section 83 of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act. Under section 4 of the Act is established by the Commission, which is responsible for the administration of these Regulations. The Commission has the following functions: determine the critical breeding periods and habitats for wildlife; identify populations at risk and populations in recovery and, as a consequence, declare any period of the year as Closed Season for wildlife collecting; and identify and implement programs that ensure indigenously rights to natural resources are not disregarded as a consequence of inappropriate management practices or approved commercial ventures. For the purposes of these regulations, wildlife may be classified in the following categories: Vulnerable Species which shall be listed in Part I of the First Schedule; Endangered Species which shall be listed in Part II of the First Schedule; and Critically Endangered Species which shall be listed in Part III of the First Schedule.
The objectives of the program established by the Commission shall be the maintenance, care, study, and restoration of the natural environment., the protection and care of wild animals and plants, the propagation thereof, the promotion of the study of wild animals and plants to which the scheme relates and such other objects relating to the conservation and protection of animals and plants as the Commission considers appropriate. The last part of the Regulations is dedicated to offenses and penalties.