Protected species of South Korea

Under South Korean law, the hunting and capturing of a large number of species of wild animals is prohibited. These include 64 species of mammals, 396 species of birds, 16 species of reptiles, and 10 species of amphibians. Most of these species are not actually endangered species, but are protected for other reasons. No freshwater fish are included on the list, although some are endangered.

These species are defined in Appendix 6 of the Enforcement Regulation of the Protection of Wild Fauna and Flora Act, Ministry of Environment Ordinance #183, amended September 27, 2005.

Mammals

Chiroptera

  1. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
  2. Eptesicus kobayashii
  3. Eptesicus nilssoni
  4. Eptesicus serotinus
  5. Miniopterus fuscus
  6. Miniopterus schreibersi
  7. Murina aurata
  8. Murina leucogaster
  9. Myotis daubentoni
  10. Myotis frater
  11. Myotis ikonnikovi
  12. Myotis macrodactylus
  13. Myotis mystacinus
  14. Myotis nattereri
  15. Nyctalus aviator
  16. Nyctalus noctula
  17. Pipistrellus abramus
  18. Pipistrellus savii
  19. Vespertilio murinus
  20. Vespertilio orientalis
  21. Vespertilio superans
  22. Tadarida teniotis

Insectivora

  1. Erinaceus amurensis
  2. Crocidura dsinezumi
  3. Crocidura lasiura
  4. Crocidura russula
  5. Crocidura sauveolens
  6. Neomys fodiens
  7. Sorex araneus
  8. Sorex caecutiens
  9. Sorex gracillimus
  10. Sorex minutissimus
  11. Sorex mirabilis
  12. Sorex unguiculatus
  13. Mogera robusta
  14. Mogera wogura

Lagomorpha

  1. Lepus coreanus
  2. Lepus manschuricus
  3. Ochotona hyperborea

Rodentia

  1. Petaurista leucogenys
  2. Sciurus vulgaris
  3. Tamias sibiricus
  4. Apodemus agrarius
  5. Clethrionomys rufocanus
  6. Clethrionomys rutilus
  7. Cricetulus barabensis
  8. Micromys minutus
  9. Microtus fortis
  10. Microtus mandarinus
  11. Ondatra zibethicus
  12. Tscherskia triton
  13. Sicista caudata

Carnivora

  1. Cuon alpinus
  2. Nyctereutes procyonoides
  3. Ursus arctos
  4. Martes melampus
  5. Martes zibellina
  6. Meles meles
  7. Mustela sibirica

Artiodactyla

  1. Sus scrofa
  2. Capreolus capreolus
  3. Cervus elaphus
  4. Hypropotes inermis

Birds

Gaviiformes

  1. Gavia adamsii
  2. Gavia arctica
  3. Gavia pacifica
  4. Gavia stellata

Podicipediformes

  1. Podiceps auritus
  2. Podiceps cristatus
  3. Podiceps grisegena
  4. Podiceps nigricollis
  5. Podiceps ruficollis

Procellariiformes

  1. Diomedea albatrus
  2. Calonectris leucoelas
  3. Pterodroma hypoleuca
  4. Puffinus carneipes
  5. Puffinus tenuirostris
  6. Oceanodroma monorhis

Pelecaniformes

  1. Pelecanus philippensis
  2. Sula dactylatra
  3. Sula leucogaster
  4. Fregata ariel
  5. Phalacrocorax carbo
  6. Phalacrocorax filamentosus
  7. Phalacrocorax pelagicus
  8. Phalacrocorax urile

Ciconiiformes

  1. Ardea cinerea
  2. Ardea purpurea
  3. Ardeola bacchus
  4. Botaurus stellaris
  5. Bubulcus ibis
  6. Butorides striatus
  7. Egretta alba alba
  8. Egretta alba modesta
  9. Egretta garzetta
  10. Egretta intermedia
  11. Egretta sacra
  12. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
  13. Ixobrychus flavicollis
  14. Ixobrychus sinensis
  15. Nycticorax nycticorax
  16. Nipponia nippon
  17. Threskiornis melanocephalus

Anseriformes

  1. Aix galericulata
  2. Anas acuta
  3. Anas americana
  4. Anas carolinensis
  5. Anas clypeata
  6. Anas crecca
  7. Anas falcata
  8. Anas penelope
  9. Anas platyrhynchos
  10. Anas poecilorhyncha
  11. Anas querquedula
  12. Anas rubripes
  13. Anas strepera
  14. Anser albifrons
  15. Anser anser
  16. Anser caerulescens
  17. Anser canagicus
  18. Aythya americana
  19. Aythya ferina
  20. Aythya fuligula
  21. Aythya marila
  22. Aythya valisineria
  23. Branta canadensis
  24. Bucephala clangula
  25. Bucephala islandica
  26. Clangula hyemalis
  27. Histrionicus histrionicus
  28. Melanitta fusca
  29. Melanitta nigra
  30. Mergus albellus
  31. Mergus merganser
  32. Mergus serrator
  33. Netta rufina
  34. Tadorna cristata
  35. Tadorna ferruginea
  36. Tadorna tadorna

Falconiformes

  1. Accipiter nisus
  2. Accipiter soloensis
  3. Aquila nipalensis
  4. Butastur indicus
  5. Gypaetus barbatus
  6. Spilornis cheela
  7. Spizaetus nipalensis
  8. Falco cherrug
  9. Falco tinnunculus

Galliformes

  1. Coturnix japonica
  2. Phasianus colchicus
  3. Tetrastes bonasia
  4. Tetrao tetrix
  5. Turnix tanki

Gruiformes

  1. Grus canadensis
  2. Grus virgo
  3. Amaurornis phoenicurus
  4. Fulica atra
  5. Gallinula chloropus
  6. Porzana exquisita
  7. Porzana fusca
  8. Porzana paykullii
  9. Porzana pusilla
  10. Rallus aquaticus

Charadriiformes

  1. Hydrophasianus chirurgus
  2. Charadrius alexandrinus
  3. Charadrius dubius
  4. Charadrius leschenaultii
  5. Charadrius mongolus
  6. Charadrius veredus
  7. Microsarcops cinereus
  8. Pluvialis fulva
  9. Pluvialis squatarola
  10. Vanellus vanellus
  11. Arenaria interpres
  12. Calidris acuminata
  13. Calidris alpina
  14. Calidris canutus
  15. Calidris ferruginea
  16. Calidris melanotos
  17. Calidris minuta
  18. Calidris minutilla
  19. Calidris ruficollis
  20. Calidris temminckii
  21. Calidris tenuirostris
  22. Crocethia alba
  23. Gallinago gallinago
  24. Gallinago hardwickii
  25. Gallinago megala
  26. Gallinago solitaria
  27. Gallinago stenura
  28. Limicola falcinellus
  29. Limnodromus scolopaceus
  30. Limnodromus semipalmatus
  31. Limosa lapponica
  32. Limosa limosa
  33. Lymnocryptes minimus
  34. Numenius arquata
  35. Numenius minutus
  36. Numenius phaeopus
  37. Philomachus pugnax
  38. Scolopax rusticola
  39. Tringa brevipes
  40. Tringa erythropus
  41. Tringa glareola
  42. Tringa hypoleucos
  43. Tringa melanoleuca
  44. Tringa nebularia
  45. Tringa ochropus
  46. Tringa stagnatilis
  47. Tringa totanus
  48. Tryngites subruficollis
  49. Xenus cinereus
  50. Himantopus himantopus
  51. Recurvirostra avocetta
  52. Phalaropus fulicarius
  53. Phalaropus lobatus
  54. Phalaropus tricolor
  55. Rostratula benghalensis
  56. Glareola maldivarum
  57. Larus argentatus
  58. Larus cachinans
  59. Larus canus
  60. Larus crassirostris
  61. Larus genei
  62. Larus glaucescens
  63. Larus glaucoides
  64. Larus heuglini
  65. Larus hyperboreus
  66. Larus ridibundus
  67. Larus sabini
  68. Larus schistisagus
  69. Larus tridactyla
  70. Pagophila eburnea
  71. Rhodostethia rosea
  72. Sterna albifrons
  73. Sterna caspia
  74. Sterna fuscata
  75. Sterna hirundo
  76. Sterna leucoptera
  77. Sterna nigra
  78. Thalasseus bergii
  79. Stercorarius parasiticus
  80. Aethia pusilla
  81. Brachyramphus marmoratus
  82. Cepphus carbo
  83. Cerorhinca monocerata
  84. Synthliboramphus antiquus
  85. Uria aalge

Columbiformes

  1. Columba janthina
  2. Columba oenas
  3. Columba rupestris
  4. Streptopelia decaocto
  5. Streptopelia orientalis
  6. Streptopelia tranquebarica
  7. Treron sieboldii
  8. Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Cuculiformes

  1. Clamator coromandus
  2. Cuculus canorus
  3. Cuculus fugax
  4. Cuculus micropterus
  5. Cuculus poliocephalus
  6. Cuculus saturatus

Strigiformes

  1. Asio flammeus
  2. Asio otus
  3. Athene noctua
  4. Ninox scutulata
  5. Nyctea scandiaca
  6. Otus bakkamoena
  7. Otus scops
  8. Surnia ulula

Caprimulgiformes

  1. Caprimulgus indicus

Apodiformes

  1. Apus affinus
  2. Apus pacificus
  3. Chaetura caudacuta

Coraciiformes

  1. Alcedo atthis
  2. Ceryle lugubris
  3. Halcyon coromanda
  4. Halcyon pileata
  5. Eurystomus orientalis
  6. Upupa epops

Piciformes

  1. Dendrocopos canicapillus
  2. Dendrocopos kizuki
  3. Dendrocopos leucotos
  4. Dendrocopos hyperethrys
  5. Dendrocopos major
  6. Dendrocopos minor
  7. Jynx torquilla
  8. Picoides tridactylus
  9. Picus canus

Passeriformes

  1. Delichon urbica
  2. Hirundo daurica
  3. Hirundo rustica
  4. Riparia riparia
  5. Alauda arvensis
  6. Calandrella brachydactyla
  7. Calandrella rufescens
  8. Anthus cervinus
  9. Anthus gustavi
  10. Anthus roseatus
  11. Anthus spinoletta
  12. Anthus godlewskii
  13. Anthus hodgsoni
  14. Anthus novaeseelandiae
  15. Dendronanthus indicus
  16. Motacilla alba leucopsis
  17. Motacilla alba lugens
  18. Motacilla alba ocularis
  19. Motacilla cinerea
  20. Motacilla citreola
  21. Motacilla flava
  22. Motacilla grandis
  23. Hypsipetes amaurotis
  24. Lanius bucephalus
  25. Lanius cristatus
  26. Lanius excubitor
  27. Lanius schach
  28. Lanius sphenocercus
  29. Lanius tigrinus
  30. Coracina melaschistos
  31. Pericrocotus divaricatus
  32. Bombycilla garrulus
  33. Bombycilla japonica
  34. Cinclus pallasii
  35. Troglodytes troglodytes
  36. Prunella collaris
  37. Prunella montanella
  38. Acrocephalus aedon
  39. Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  40. Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
  41. Cettia diphone
  42. Cettia squameiceps
  43. Cisticola juncidis
  44. Cyanoptila cyanomelana
  45. Erithacus akahige
  46. Erithacus calliope
  47. Erithacus cyane
  48. Erithacus sibilans
  49. Erithacus svecicus
  50. Eumyias thalassina
  51. Ficedula mugimaki
  52. Ficedula narcissina
  53. Ficedula parva
  54. Ficedula zanthopygia
  55. Locustella certhiola
  56. Locustella fasciolata
  57. Locustella lanceolata
  58. Locustella ochotensis
  59. Locustella pleskei
  60. Megalurus pryeri
  61. Monticola gularis
  62. Monticola solitarius
  63. Muscicapa griseisticta
  64. Muscicapa latirostris
  65. Muscicapa sibirica
  66. Oenanthe hispanica
  67. Oenanthe pleschanka
  68. Phoenicurus auroreus
  69. Phoenicurus ochruros
  70. Phylloscopus borealis
  71. Phylloscopus fuscatus
  72. Phylloscopus inornatus
  73. Phylloscopus occipitalis
  74. Phylloscopus proregulus
  75. Phylloscopus schwarzi
  76. Phylloscopus tenellipes
  77. Phylloscopus trochiloides
  78. Regulus regulus
  79. Rhopophilus pekinensis
  80. Saxicola ferrea
  81. Saxicola torquata
  82. Sylvia curruca
  83. Tarsiger cyanurus
  84. Turdus cardis
  85. Turdus chrysolaus
  86. Turdus dauma
  87. Turdus hortulorum
  88. Turdus merula
  89. Turdus naumanni eunomus
  90. Turdus naumanni naumanni
  91. Turdus pallidus
  92. Turdus ruficollis
  93. Turdus sibiricus
  94. Panurus biarmicus
  95. Paradoxornis webbiana
  96. Tersiphone paradisi
  97. Parus ater
  98. Parus major
  99. Parus montanus
  100. Parus palustris
  101. Parus varius
  102. Aegithalos caudatus
  103. Remiz pendulinus
  104. Sitta europaea
  105. Sitta villosa
  106. Certhia familiaris
  107. Zosterops erythropleura
  108. Zosterops japonica
  109. Calcarius lapponicus
  110. Emberiza aureola
  111. Emberiza bruniceps
  112. Emberiza chrysophrys
  113. Emberiza cioides
  114. Emberiza elegans
  115. Emberiza fucata
  116. Emberiza jankowskii
  117. Emberiza leucocephala
  118. Emberiza pusilla
  119. Emberiza rustica
  120. Emberiza rutila
  121. Emberiza schoeniclus
  122. Emberiza spodocephala
  123. Emberiza sulphurata
  124. Emberiza tristrami
  125. Emberiza variabilis
  126. Emberiza yessoensis
  127. Plectrophenax nivalis
  128. Carduelis flammea
  129. Carduelis hornemanni
  130. Carduelis sinica
  131. Carduelis spinus
  132. Carpodacus erythrinus
  133. Carpodacus roseus
  134. Coccothraustes coccothraustes
  135. Eophona migratoria
  136. Eophona personata
  137. Fringilla montifringilla
  138. Leucosticte arctoa
  139. Loxia curvirostra
  140. Loxia leucoptera
  141. Pinicola enucleator
  142. Pyrrhula pyrrhula
  143. Uragus sibiricus
  144. Sturnus cineraceus
  145. Sturnus philippensis
  146. Sturnus sinensis
  147. Sturnus sturninus
  148. Sturnus vulgaris
  149. Passer montanus
  150. Passer rutilans
  151. Oriolus chinensis
  152. Dicrurus hottentottus
  153. Dicrurus leucophaeus
  154. Dicrurus macrocercus
  155. Artamus leucorhynchus
  156. Corvus corone
  157. Corvus frugilegus
  158. Corvus macrorhynchos
  159. Corvus monedula
  160. Cyanopica cyana
  161. Garrulus glandarius
  162. Nucifraga caryocatactes
  163. Pica pica
  164. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Reptiles

Testudines

  1. Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii
  2. Chelonia mydas japonica
  3. Pelodiscus sinensis
  4. Scinella laterale laterale
  5. Takydromus wolteri

Squamata

  1. Elaphe dione
  2. Elaphe rufodorsata
  3. Rhabdophis tigrinus tigrinus
  4. Zamenis spinalis Peters
  5. Dinodon rufozonatus rufozonatus
  6. Amphiesma vibakari ruthveni
  7. Agkistrodon ussuriensis
  8. Agkistrodon brevicaudus
  9. Agkistrodon saxatilis
  10. Hydrophis melanocephalus
  11. Pelamis platurus

Amphibians

Caudata

  1. Hynobius leechii
  2. Hynobius quelpaertensis
  3. Hynobius yangi
  4. Onychodactylus fischeri

Anura

  1. Bufo gargarizans
  2. Bufo stejnegeri
  3. Hyla suweonensis
  4. Rana amurensis
  5. Rana dybowskii
  6. Rana huanrenensis

See also