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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  MAMMALIA
Order :  ARTIODACTYLA
Family :  HIPPOPOTAMIDAE
Genus :  Hippopotamus
Taxon : Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II    16/02/95 

 

CITES  III/w  Denmark (DK)  01/01/84 

 

CITES  III/r  Denmark (DK)  24/10/77 

 

CITES  III  Ghana (GH)  26/02/76 

 

Legal Notice EU Annex Country Date listed Notes
EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/05/09 

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    11/04/08 

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/08/05 

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    30/08/03 

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    18/12/00 

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  B    01/06/97 

 

Legal Notice Other Annex Country Date listed Notes
African Convention on Conservation  B    15/06/69 

 

European Commission Decisions
Decisions and opinions on the import of specimens of species covered by EC Regulation No. 338/97.
Refers to all specimens (live, skins etc.) taken from the wild unless stated otherwise.
Country of Origin SRG opinion Import restrictions under Article 4.6 (only suspensions formed on 21/05/2009 are currently valid) Notes
Democratic Republic of the Congo      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Negative
18/07/2001 		    
Gambia      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Ghana   - removed
18/12/2006 		   All wild specimens 
Ghana   Negative
01/02/2006 		   All wild specimens 
Malawi      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Malawi   Negative
29/10/2001 		    
Malawi   Negative
18/07/2001 		    
Niger      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Nigeria      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Rwanda      b removed 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Rwanda   Negative
29/10/2001 		    
Rwanda   Negative
18/07/2001 		    
Sierra Leone      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
South Africa   Positive
18/07/2001 		    
Togo      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Togo   Negative
07/08/2002 		    
United Republic of Tanzania   Positive
29/02/2008 		    
United Republic of Tanzania   Positive
31/08/2001 		    
Zambia   Positive
18/07/2001 		    
Zimbabwe   Positive
29/10/2001 		    
Zimbabwe   Positive
18/07/2001 		    
CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
2009  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth and hunting trophies from 1200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth and hunting trophies from 1200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2007  Ethiopia   35 kg  worked ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth and hunting trophies from 1200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2006  Ethiopia   35 kg  worked ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth and hunting trophies from 1200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2005  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Ethiopia   35 kg  worked ivory (confiscated) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory (confiscated) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth* trophies* * = teeth and hunting trophies from 1 200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2004  Ethiopia   35 kg  worked ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Ethiopia   40 kg  raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Ethiopia   10   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth* trophies* * = teeth and hunting trophies from 1 200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2003  Ethiopia   69.1 kg  ivory 
www.cites.org
2003  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth* trophies* * = teeth and hunting trophies from 1 200 animals 
www.cites.org
2002  Ethiopia   10   hunting trophies 
www.cites.org
2002  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth 
www.cites.org
2002  United Republic of Tanzania   4800   pieces of skin (from 1 200 animals) 
www.cites.org
2001  Democratic Republic of the Congo   100   teeth (Note: see Notif. 2001/043) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Ethiopia   10   hunting trophies 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  United Republic of Tanzania   10598 kg  teeth 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/055
2001  United Republic of Tanzania   4800   pieces of skin (from 1 200 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/055
2000  Malawi   6000 kg  skins 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Malawi   4000 kg  trophies 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
1998  Malawi   6000 kg  skins 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Malawi   4000 kg  teeth & trophies 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
Other CITES restrictions :
Date Country Status Notification Notes
22/08/2008 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2008/052 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/08/2008 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2008/052 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/01/2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2007/004 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/01/2007 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2007/004 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/01/2007 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2007/004 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
06/12/2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/072 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
06/12/2006 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/072 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
06/12/2006 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/072 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
12/05/2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/034 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
12/05/2006 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/034 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
12/05/2006 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/034 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
19/01/2006 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/008 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
19/01/2006 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/008 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
19/01/2006 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2006/008 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/09/2005 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2005/055 Suspend imports
22/09/2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2005/055 Suspend imports
22/09/2005 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2005/055 Suspend imports
30/04/2004 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2004/028 Suspend imports
30/04/2004 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2004/028 Suspend imports
30/04/2004 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2004/028 Suspend imports
09/04/2002 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2002/021 Suspend imports
09/04/2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2002/021 Suspend imports
09/04/2002 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2002/021 Suspend imports
19/12/2001 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/084 suspend imports
19/12/2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/084 suspend imports
19/12/2001 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/084 suspend imports
10/08/2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/056 suspend imports
10/08/2001 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/056 suspend imports
10/08/2001 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/056 suspend imports
09/07/2001 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/043 suspend imports
09/07/2001 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/043 suspend imports
09/07/2001 Rwanda No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2001/043 suspend imports
30/07/1999 Malawi No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 1999/50 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
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