National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)Chapter 4 : Threatened or Protected Ecosystems and SpeciesPart 2 : Protection of threatened or protected species56. Listing of species that are threatened or in need of national protection |
| (a) | critically endangered species, being any indigenous species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future; |
| (b) | endangered species, being any indigenous species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, although they are not a critically endangered species; |
| (c) | vulnerable species, being any indigenous species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future, although they are not a critically endangered species or an endangered species; and |
| (d) | protected species, being any species which are of high conservation value or national importance or require regulation in order to ensure that the species are managed in an ecologically sustainable manner. |
[Section 56(1)(d) substituted by section 4(a) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (1A) | The Minister may further categorise within the different categories of species listed in subsection (1)(a) to (d) when compiling the lists referred to in subsection (1). |
[Section 56(1A) inserted by section 4(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (1B) | The notice contemplated in subsection (1) may apply generally throughout the Republic or a province, as the case may be, or only in a specified area or category of areas. |
[Section 56(1B) inserted by section 4(b) of Act No. 14 of 2013]
| (2) | The Minister must review the lists published in terms of subsection (1) at least every five years. |