Reserved wild animals of Thailand


Reserved wild animals are the highest class of protection for animal species in Thailand's wildlife conservation framework. There are currently twenty designated species, defined by . The 2019 act replaced . The law prohibits hunting, breeding, possessing, or trading any of such species, except when done for scientific research with permission from the Permanent Secretary of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, or breeding and possession by authorised public zoos.
The twenty-one conserved wild animals are:
Common nameLocal nameScientific nameYearGroupDescription
Javan rhinocerosแรดRhinoceros sondaicus1960Mammal
Sumatran rhinocerosกระซู่Dicerorhinus sumatrensis1960Mammal
Koupreyกูปรี Bos sauveli1960Mammal
Wild Asian water buffaloควายป่าBubalus bubalis 1960Mammal
Mainland serowเลียงผา Capricornis sumatraensis1960Mammal
Chinese goralกวางผาNaemorhedus griseus1960Mammal
Schomburgk's deerสมัน Cervus schomburgki1960Mammal
Eld's deerละอง Cervus eldii1960Mammal
Fea's muntjacเก้งหม้อMuntiacus feae1992Mammal
Dugongพะยูน Dugong dugon1992Mammal
Malayan tapirสมเสร็จTapirus indicus1992Mammal
Marbled catแมวลายหินอ่อนPardofelis marmorata1992Mammal
White-eyed river martinนกเจ้าฟ้าหญิงสิรินธรPseudochelidon sirintarae1992Bird
Gurney's pittaนกแต้วแร้วท้องดำPitta gurneyi1992Bird
Sarus craneนกกระเรียนGrus antigone1992Bird
Leatherback turtleเต่ามะเฟืองDermochelys coriacea2019Reptile
Whale sharkฉลามวาฬRhincodon typus2019Fish
Bryde's whaleวาฬบรูดาBalaenoptera edeni2019Mammal
Omura's whaleวาฬโอมูระBalaenoptera omurai2019Mammal
Helmeted hornbillนกชนหินRhinoplax vigil2024Bird
Blue whaleวาฬสีน้ำเงินBalaenoptera musculus2024Mammal

Of these twenty-one species, the Schomburgk's deer is already extinct, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinoceros are locally extinct in Thailand.
In 1992, Indian hog deer, added in 1960, was removed from the list.
In the near future, Thailand will add Irrawaddy dolphin as a reserved species after only 14 of them were found in the latest survey of Songkhla Lake.