Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified Living Animal Species (Reporting and Registration) Rules, 2024

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Rules were notified under Section 63 of Wild Life (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972 for the purpose of Section 49M of the WPA, 1972.
- Section 49 M provides for registration of possession, transfer, and birth and reporting of death of living scheduled animal species which are listed in Appendices of CITES or Schedule IV of WPA, 1972.
- Section 49M was added through Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

Key highlights of Rules
- Application for registration of possession: Mandatory electronic registration for any possession of any animal species within 6 months.
- Reporting and registration of birth: Report birth of an offspring of animal species and apply for registration within a period of 7 days
- Reporting and registration of transfer within 15 days.
- Maintenance of stock for people involved in captive breeding through regular health check-up of animals, inform any escape of the animal species, etc.

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 and CITES
- 2022 Amendment sought to implement CITES.
  - Schedule IV of the WPA includes specimen of Flora and Fauna listed under CITES.
- It also provides for management authority to grants export or import permits for trade of species.

Secretariat: Geneva (Switzerland), administered by UNEP.
Genesis: Drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1973 by IUCN and entered into force in 1975.
Members: Currently there are 184 Parties, including India.
Objective: Ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
It is legally binding on the Parties.
Appendices I, II and III to CITES are lists of species afforded different levels or types of protection from over-exploitation