Sea turtles banned for capture and transfer for sale due to a decrease in the number of inhabitants
The Ministry of the Environment has banned the capture of products for sale from next month to protect the turtles that live in rice fields.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, turtles live in rice fields and ponds from the Tohoku region to the Kyushu region, but their numbers are decreasing due to water pollution and development.
In addition, there are 1,500 cases sold on the Internet in the five years to 2019, and if the capture for sale continues, the danger of extinction is expected to increase.
For this reason, the Ministry of the Environment has designated tag turtles as "Specific Second National Rare Wildlife and Plant Species" in the species preservation law, and banned the capture and transfer of products for sale from next month.
The `` Specific Second Kind of Rare Wild Flora and Plant Species '' has been newly established to regulate the over-exploitation of traders to preserve flora and fauna around Satoyama, while maintaining opportunities for children and other animals to come into contact with flora and fauna. It will be specified.
Hobbies, education, and capture for research purposes are not banned.
In addition, “Tokyo salamander” inhabiting the Kanto region and other species and “Kawabata Moroko”, a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae, are also designated, and their capture for sale is prohibited.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, "This is a creature that symbolizes satoyama. We will also support conservation activities."