Balochistan Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation, and Management) Act, 2014.

This Act is enacted to provide protection, preservation, conservation, sustainable and management to the wildlife, and establishment and management of protected areas in the Province of Balochistan.
The Act sets up the guiding principles for wildlife conversation and protection. The main guiding principles include: (a) to adopts modern concepts in implementing the environmental laws in Pakistan; (b) protection, preservation, promotion, conservation, management and sustainable development of wild animals as key component of biological diversity with due recognition of their social, cultural, economic and ecological significance for the present and future generations; (c) promotion of social, economic, cultural and ecological wellbeing of local communities involved in conservation of wild animals and their habitats in conformity with the concerns of international community; (d) conformation of role and obligations of Government and concessions, rights and obligations of local communities; (f) conservation of biological diversity and realization of its intrinsic and extrinsic values through sustainable use and community participation; (g) fulfilling the obligations envisaged under the biodiversity related multilateral environmental agreements ratified by the Government of Pakistan.
Government shall establish Balochistan Council for Conservation of Wildlife. The functions of the Board include: (a) advise the Government on policy decisions relating to protection, promotion, preservation, conservation and management of wildlife in the Province; (b) scrutinize the development schemes relating to wildlife management in the Province referred to it by the Government; (c) review the progress of development activities in the field of wildlife promotion, protection, preservation, conservation and management in the Province; etc. Government may further prohibit, or regulate the import, export, possession and trade, of wild fauna and flora, their parts, products and derivatives as contained in various appendices to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) and Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and such other conventions, treaties and protocols for the time being in force. The Act further make provisions for: protected animals (Schedule III), game Animals protected in certain protected areas, prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate the alien and invasive species of flora and fauna, designation, planning and management of protected areas, restrictions on hunting, permits for hunting of Game animals, certificate of lawful possession of wild animals, wild animal and plant quarantine, etc.