On March 5, the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism held a press conference. Zhang Xianliang, director of the Fisheries and Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced that in order to further define the management of amphibians and reptiles, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas consulted with the State Forestry and Grassland Bureau on The Living Plant Resources List and the new aquatic species announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas are used as the basis for division. The amphibians and reptiles included in the above list will be managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas in accordance with aquatic animals. That is, most of the farmed turtles including Chinese sturgeon and turtles, as well as the two introduced species of bullfrog and American frog among frogs, can be farmed and eaten.
Editor-in-chief: [Lu Yan]