Pygmy hippopotamus
Choeropsis / Hexaprotodon liberiensis
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Localization
Western Africa
Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Extinct in Nigeria
Threats
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Annual and perennial non-timber crops
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Mining and quarrying
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Hunting and trapping terrestrial animals
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Logging and wood harvesting
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War
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Civil unrest
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Military exercises
Population
Decreasing populations, fragmented, 2000 to 2499 individuals
I.U.C.N. : E.N. - Endangered
C.I.T.E.S : Appendix II
Trade
Opportunistical bushmeat and commercial hunting.
European Union :
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/966 of 15 May 2023
Pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) listed at the Annex B (Appendix II) :
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The Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.
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Annex A includes:
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All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation
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Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures
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Some non-CITES species
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Annex B includes:
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All other CITES Appendix II species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation
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Some CITES Appendix III species
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Some non-CITES species
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France :
Version in force since 02 December 2021
Created by LAW No. 2021-1539 of 30 November 2021 - art. 46 - Code de l'environnement
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Ban on Acquiring and Breeding Non-Domestic Animals:
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It is prohibited to buy, sell, or breed non-domestic species for use in traveling shows.
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This ban takes effect two years after the law’s enactment (November 30, 2023).
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Prohibition on Keeping and Transporting Non-Domestic Animals:
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Traveling shows cannot keep, transport, or use non-domestic animals for performances starting seven years after the law’s enactment (November 30, 2028).
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Animal Welfare Provisions:
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Owners of affected animals will be provided with alternative accommodations ensuring the animals’ well-being.
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Exceptions:
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The Minister for Nature Protection can grant exceptions if suitable accommodations for the animals are unavailable.
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Certificates and Permits:
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New permits for keeping or showcasing non-domestic animals in traveling shows will no longer be issued, and existing permits will be revoked when animals leave.
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Animal Registration:
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Traveling establishments must register their animals in a national database within six months of the law’s promulgation.
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This law seeks to protect wildlife and promote humane treatment by phasing out the use of non-domestic animals in traveling shows.
Guinea :
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NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES No. 2023/128 CONCERNING: Geneva, 23 November 2023 APPLICATION OF ARTICLE XIII IN GUINEA
All commercial trade in specimens of CITES-listed species are suspended.
Liberia :
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CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES No. 2018/012 CONCERNING: LIBERIA Geneva, 22 January 2018 Maintenance of a recommendation to suspend trade
All commercial trade in specimens of CITES-listed species are suspended.
Nigeria :
SHORT SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS OF THE 77TH MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUP ON TRADE IN WILD FAUNA AND FLORA1 7 NOVEMBER 2016
No opinion for import of specimens of the following species / countries combinations
All applications to be referred to SRG: The species is not currently (or is only rarely) in trade, but significant trade in relation to the conservation status of the species could be anticipated.
References :
Choeropsis liberiensis (Pygmy Hippopotamus) (iucnredlist.org) (included Dufour. 2002. Premier recensement des activités cynégétiques en Forêt Classée de Diécké. MAE / DNEF - CFZ / PGRR.)
Notification to the Parties No. 2017/ (cites.org)
Publications Office (europa.eu)
Wildlife trade - European Commission (europa.eu)
77_summary_srg.pdf (europa.eu)