Table of Invertebrate species listed on the Wildlife and Countryside Act

Table 1A. INVERTEBRATE SPECIES PROTECTED UNDER THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 (SPECIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE 5)

Protection under Section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
Wild animal species listed on Schedule 5 may be protected under one, some or all of these parts:

Section 9 Part 1 - intentional killing, injuring, taking
Section 9 Part 2 - possession or control (live or dead animal, part or derivative)
Section 9 Part 4 (a) - damage to, destruction of, obstruction of access to any structure or place used by a scheduled animal for shelter or protection
Section 9 Part 4 (b) - disturbance of animal occupying such a structure or place
Section 9 Part 5 (a) - selling, offering for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale (live or dead animal, part or derivative)
Section 9 Part 5 (b) - advertising for buying or selling live or dead animal, part or derivative

Listed below is the scientific name; English name; Section of Act in force and the year scheduled

Further information

• For complete lists of native protected animals and plants visit the Joint Nature Conservation Committee’s web-site at www.jncc.gov.uk.
• The UK Biodiversity Action Plan web-site, www.ukbap.org.uk, gives information on species and habitats covered under the UK’s contribution to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
• Information on CITES, including guidance notes for applicants, is available on the UK CITES web-site: www.ukcites.gov.uk. Corals protected by CITES can be identified at http://www.arkive.org/coral/Coral/coral.html
• An informative booklet on Scottish wildlife law is: Scotland’s Wildlife: The Law and You, published by Scottish Natural Heritage in 1998. The law in Scotland is likely to change in the near future because a new wildlife bill is to be put to the Scottish Parliament.
• For information about licensing contact the authorities mentioned in the relevant sections.
• See also Buglife’s Position statement on the collection of invertebrates on this website on this web-site .