Rhododendron palmatum (scientific name: Centropus sinensis) is a medium-sized bird of the genus Rhododendron in the family Cuckoo, with a body length of 40-52cm, a thick black mouth, a long and wide tail and a convex tail. Except for two wings, shoulders and the inside of shoulders, the whole body is black. Rhododendron palmatum is widely distributed in East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Inhabits in low hills and plains below 1000m, among forest-edge shrubs, grass-sparse slopes, valley shrubs, grasses and reeds, and is good at hiding, flapping its wings, spreading its tail feathers and swinging up and down when flying. They mainly feed on animal food, and sometimes they also eat some weed seeds and fruits.
2. What level of wildlife protection does this animal belong to?
Nightingale has been listed in the Red List of Endangered Species VER 3.1-IUCN No Danger (LC)20 12.
Rhododendron palmatum has been listed as a second-class protected animal in the List of National Key Protected Wild Animals issued by the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture of China in June1989+1October 14.
Rhododendron palmatum has been listed in China's Red Book of Endangered Animals-Vulnerable (NT), 1996 came into effect.
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4.XXX was sentenced for selling wild animals. (Briefly summarize a case, case number, anonymity of the suspect and sentencing)
The second instance ruling of Wu Jiaquan's crime of illegally hunting and killing precious and endangered wild animals.
CaseNo. (2020) Guangdong Criminal Final WordNo. 18 120
Defendant Wu Jiaquan installed four bird traps made of iron bars and coils to catch birds in the field of XXXX, yingde city from October 8, 20 19/KLOC-0 to October 30, and slaughtered the birds and stored them in the refrigerator at home. On February 6th, 2009, the police of Forest Branch of yingde city Public Security Bureau seized four dead birds and three hunting tools of Tianmentao in the defendant Wu Jiaquan's home, and seized another hunting tool of Tianmentao 1 piece in XXXXX, Yingde. After identification, the four dead birds were pheasant, white-breasted bird, mountain dove and brown-winged cuckoo, among which pheasant, white-breasted bird and mountain dove were all national "three-owned" protected animals, and brown-winged cuckoo was a precious and endangered wild animal under national second-class protection.
The original judgment held that the defendant Wu Jiaquan used bird traps and other tools to illegally hunt and kill the national "three-owned" protected animals such as the national second-class protected wild animal brown wing jaw, and his behavior constituted the crime of illegally hunting and killing precious and endangered wild animals. In view of the fact that the defendant Wu Jiaquan was able to truthfully confess his criminal facts after being brought to justice, he voluntarily pleaded guilty in court and was given a lighter and more lenient punishment according to law. The sentencing proposal of the public prosecution agency conforms to the facts of the case and does not violate the law, so it is adopted. According to the provisions of Article 341, paragraph 1, Article 67, paragraph 3, and Article 64 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), Article 15 and Article 201, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), and Article 1 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Criminal Cases of Destroying Wildlife Resources, the verdict is as follows: 1 .2. The public security organs seized 4 dead birds and 4 hunting tools.
According to the provisions of Item 1, Paragraph 1, Article 236 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the verdict is as follows: the appeal is dismissed and the original judgment is upheld. This is the final verdict.