CITES For African Game Animals

Page Updated: April 2024
  • N/A = Not huntable in country OR not classified in CITES appendices
  • 60 = CITES annual quota of hunting trophies that may be exported
  • E = USF&W Endangered (ESA)
  • T = USF&W Threatened (ESA)

Please read the special notes that apply to some of these African game animals.

2024 CITES Appendices & Quota
SPECIES
BEN
BOT
BUR
CAM
CAR
ETH
MOZ
NAM
RSA
TAN
UGA
ZAM
ZIM
USF&W
EU
AUS
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
N/A
CITES II
800 (400 elephants)
N/A
CITES I
0
N/A
N/A
CITES I
0
CITES II
180 (90 elephants)
CITES II
300 (150 elephants)
CITES I
100 (50 elephants
N/A
CITES I
0
CITES II
1000 (500 elephants)
T
Annex A
Annex B (SA, Bots, Nam, Zim only)
CITES I
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
N/A
CITES I
150
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES I
150
CITES I
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES I
0
E
Annex A
CITES I
Leopard
Panthera pardus
N/A
CITES I
130
N/A
N/A
CITES I
40
CITES I
500
CITES I
120
CITES I
250
CITES I
150
CITES I
500
CITES I
28
CITES I
300
CITES I
500
E & T
Annex A
CITES I
Lion
Panthera leo
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
E & T (SA, TZ, Ug, Zam, Zim)
Annex B
CITES II considered as CITES I
Southern White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES I
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E
Annex A Annex B SA
CITES I
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES I
5
CITES I
?
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E
Annex A
CITES I
Nile Crocodile
Crocodilus nilotica
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
5
CITES II
CITES II
25
CITES II
CITES II
1600
N/A
CITES II
300
CITES II
200
T
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
10
CITES II
CITES II
6
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
1200
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
Annex B + CITES Import Permit
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
100
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Chacma Baboon
Papio ursinus
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
100
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Gelada Baboon
Theropithecus gelada
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
20
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Caracal
Caracal caracal
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
6
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
African Wild Cat
Felis silvestris
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
10
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
Annex A
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Serval
Leptailurus serval
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
4
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Civet
Civettictis civetta
N/A
CITES III
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex C
N/A
Bay Duiker
Cephalophus dorsalis
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Ogilby's Duiker
Cephalophus ogilbyi
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Yellow-Backed Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Red Lechwe
Kobus leche leche
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
T
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Mountain Zebra
Equus zebra zebra
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E + Cape Mountain Zebra
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
Equus zebra hartmannae
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
T
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
10
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
N/A
CITES II
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Guereza Colobus Monkey
Colobus guereza
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
50
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CITES II
N/A
Annex B
CITES II + CITES Import Permit
Brown Hyena
Hyaena brunnea
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E - aka Parahyaena
N/A
N/A
Black-Faced Impala
Aepyceros melampus petersi
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
E
N/A
N/A


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