TheInvestigationonWildlifeTradeAcrossGuangxiBordersBetweenChinaandVietnam.doc

The Investigation on Wildlife Trade Across Guangxi Borders Between China and Vietnam The authors investigated the live wildlife trade across Guangxi borders between China and Vietnam in December 4-30, 1993, and June 24-July 28, 1994, supported by The Biodiversity Working Group of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. The live wildlife trade through the borders of two countries started since 1989. Our survey indicated that numbers of species involved in the live wildlife trade through Guangxi were many and the volume of the trade was great. Some species listed on Appendix of CITES and Category of ASSP were involved in the live wildlife trade. A network of live wildlife trade, covering some provinces of China, some countries of southeast Asia and Hong Kong and Macao, has been formed. It is suggested that the live wildlife trade will impact the environment and wildlife resources of China and southeast Asia countries. 　 1. Introduction 　 The wildlife protection cause in China has developed rather quickly in the last 45 years. There was not any form of protected natural areas and wildlife protection law before 1950. Now, there are 1,185 protected areas and national parks with total area of 645,666.5 km2 occupying 6.44 % of China (Wang Xianpu, 1993). China became a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1981. Since then, species listed on Appendices of CITES have been given a proper protection. The most important step for wildlife conservation in China is the 1989 Wildlife Protection Law, which has schedules of protected species known as “Animals under States Special Protection” (ASSP). The ASSP includes schedules of endangered, rare and valuable species as determined for China. According to the law, without government permission, any activity of killing, selling, or exporting species listed on the ASSP schedules will be prosecuted, and anyone who hunts wildlife must hol