Regulation on the proclamation and protection of strictly protected and protected wild species of plants, animals and fungi.

This Regulation declares and lists wild species of plants, animals and fungi in order to preserve biological their diversity, natural gene pool, including those species that have special significance from ecological, ecosystem, biogeographical, scientific, health, economic and other aspects for the Republic of Serbia, which are classified as strictly protected wild species or protected wild species. This text also determines the measures for the protection of protected species and their habitats.
The protected species declared to be strictly protected wild species in this are listed in Annex I; protected wild species are listed in Annex II. The protection of strictly protected and protected wild species is provided on the territory of the entire Republic of Serbia, except for certain species that are marked and explained in Annexes. Protected wild species, which are under the control of use and trade in accordance with special regulations, are marked in an appropriate manner in Annex II. Article 3 states that strictly protected wild species of plants, animals and fungi are wild species that have disappeared from the territory of the Republic of Serbia or its parts, returned to reintroduction programs, extremely endangered, endangered, relict, locally endemic, stenoendemic, internationally important and protected wild species, are of special importance for conservation of biological diversity of the Republic of Serbia.