Endangered Species List

Exotic Wildlife Species: ESL Status & CITES Listings

ESL Status & CITES Listings

This page provides a quick reference guide to a variety of exotic wildlife species, including their current conservation status and whether they are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or protected under CITES regulations. Use it to better understand which species are at risk, how they are classified, and what protections are in place for their conservation and responsible trade.

"The 3 Amigos"

In 2014, EWA worked with partner organizations to secure an exception allowing the domestically born “Three Amigos” to be hunted without requiring a cull and take permit. These animals remain listed as endangered, and a permit is still required for any interstate transport or movement across state lines.

Species ESA_Status CITES_Appendix
Addax Endangered Appendix I
Scimitar-Horned Oryx Endangered Appendix I
Dama Gazelle Endangered Appendix I
Species ESA_Status CITES_Appendix
Addax Endangered Appendix I
Alpaca Not Listed N/A
Axis Deer Not Listed N/A
Banteng Endangered Appendix I
Barasingha Endangered Appendix I
Bison (American) Not Listed N/A
Bison (European) Not Listed N/A
Bison (White) Not Listed N/A
Blackbuck Not Listed Appendix I
Blesbok Not Listed Appendix II
Bongo Endangered Appendix I
Buffalypso Not Listed N/A
Bushbaby Not Listed Appendix II
Bushbuck Not Listed N/A
Camel (Bactrian) Endangered Appendix I
Sitatunga Not Listed Appendix II
Camel (Dromedary) Not Listed N/A
Cape Buffalo Not Listed N/A
Gaur Threatened Appendix I
Capybara Not Listed N/A
Chamois Not Listed Appendix II
Chinese Water Deer Not Listed N/A
Dik-dik Not Listed Appendix II
Donkey (Mini Sicilian) Not Listed N/A
Eland Not Listed Appendix II
Eld's Deer Endangered Appendix I
Elk Not Listed N/A
Fallow Deer Not Listed N/A
Gazelle (Cuvier's) Endangered Appendix I
Gazelle (Dama) Endangered Appendix I
Gazelle (Dorcas) Not Listed Appendix II
Gazelle (Grant's) Not Listed Appendix II
Gazelle (Persian) Not Listed Appendix II
Gazelle (Thomson's) Not Listed Appendix II
Giraffe (Reticulated) Threatened Appendix II
Goat (Bezoar) Not Listed Appendix I
Goat (Boer) Not Listed N/A
Goat (Catalina) Not Listed N/A
Goat (Chamois) Not Listed Appendix II
Goat (Fainting) Not Listed N/A
Goat (Feral) Not Listed N/A
Goat (Pygmy) Not Listed N/A
Goat (Tahr) Not Listed Appendix I
Goat (Tur Caucasian) Not Listed Appendix II
Hog (Feral) Not Listed N/A
Hog (Javelina) Not Listed N/A
Hog (Warthog) Not Listed N/A
Hog Deer Not Listed Appendix I
Ibex Not Listed Appendix II
Ibex (Alpine) Not Listed Appendix II
Ibex (Hybrid) Not Listed N/A
Ibex (Nubian) Not Listed Appendix I
Ibex (Persian) Not Listed Appendix II
Ibex (Siberian) Not Listed Appendix II
Impala Not Listed Appendix II
Kangaroo (Red) Not Listed Appendix II
Kangaroo (Wallaby) Not Listed Appendix II
Kangaroo (Wallaroo) Not Listed Appendix II
Kob (Uganda) Not Listed Appendix II
Kudu (Greater) Not Listed Appendix II
Kudu (Lesser) Not Listed Appendix II
Lechwe (Black) Not Listed Appendix II
Lechwe (Kafue) Not Listed Appendix II
Lechwe (Nile) Not Listed Appendix II
Lechwe (Red) Threatened Appendix II
Lemur Endangered Appendix I
Lemur (Ringtail) Endangered Appendix I
Llama Not Listed N/A
Markhor Threatened Appendix I
Markhor (Bokharan) Threatened Appendix I
Mule Deer Not Listed N/A
Muntjac Not Listed Appendix III
Nilgai Not Listed N/A
Nyala Not Listed Appendix II
Oryx (Arabian) Endangered Appendix I
Oryx (Beisa) Not Listed Appendix II
Oryx (Fringe-Eared) Not Listed Appendix II
Oryx (Gemsbok) Not Listed Appendix II
Oryx (Scimitar-Horned) Endangered Appendix I
Oryx (White) Not Listed Appendix II
Patagonian Cavy Not Listed Appendix II
Pere David's Deer Endangered Appendix I
Porcupine Not Listed N/A
Porcupine (African Crested) Not Listed Appendix III
Pronghorn Not Listed N/A
Red Deer Not Listed N/A
Reindeer Not Listed N/A
Rhinoceros (Black) Endangered Appendix I
Rhinoceros (Indian) Endangered Appendix I
Rhinoceros (Javan) Endangered Appendix I
Rhinoceros (Sumatran) Endangered Appendix I
Rhinoceros (White) Threatened Appendix II
Roan Antelope Not Listed Appendix II
Rusa Deer Not Listed Appendix II
Sable Antelope Not Listed Appendix II
Sambar Not Listed Appendix I
Sheep (Alaskan Dall) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Aoudad) Not Listed Appendix II
Sheep (Barbado) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Bighorn) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Corsican Black) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Corsican White) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Corsican) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Dall) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Four-Horn) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Mouflon Armenian) Not Listed Appendix II
Sheep (Mouflon) Not Listed Appendix II
Sheep (Painted Desert) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Phantom) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Red) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Stone) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Stumberg) Not Listed N/A
Sheep (Urial Afghan) Not Listed Appendix I
Sheep (Urial Trans-Caspian) Not Listed Appendix I
Sika Deer Not Listed N/A
Sika Deer (Dybowski) Not Listed Appendix II
Sika Deer (Manchurian) Not Listed Appendix II
Silk Deer Not Listed N/A
Springbok Not Listed Appendix II
Stag Deer (White) Not Listed N/A
Tufted Deer Not Listed Appendix I
Water Buffalo Not Listed N/A
Water Buffalo (Swamp) Not Listed N/A
Waterbuck Not Listed Appendix II
Waterbuck (Defassa) Not Listed Appendix II
Watusi Not Listed N/A
White-Lipped Deer Endangered Appendix I
Whitetail Deer Not Listed N/A
Wildebeest (Black) Not Listed Appendix II
Wildebeest (Blue) Not Listed Appendix II
Wildebeest (White-Bearded) Not Listed Appendix II
Yak Not Listed Appendix I
Zebra (Burchell's) Not Listed Appendix II
Zebra (Chapman's) Not Listed Appendix II
Zebra (Grant's) Not Listed Appendix II
Zebra (Grevy's) Endangered Appendix I
Zebra (Hartmann Mountain) Threatened Appendix II
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