How many levels of national protection does the owl have as a protected animal?

The owl is a national second-class protected animal, and hunting, keeping, selling or eating it without authorization is illegal. Besides the owl, the following animals are also national second-class protected animals, so everyone must pay close attention.

Introduction to some national second-class protected animals

1. Stump-tailed macaque

The stump-tailed macaque is also called the red-faced monkey, stump-tailed monkey, bear monkey, broken-tailed monkey, great blue monkey or red-faced macaque, and is distributed in South China and Southwest China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and other countries. Their pregnancy usually lasts about 6 months, and they give birth in March-April of the following year, generally reproducing once every other year and giving birth to 1 young per litter.

2. Sharp-nosed pit viper

The sharp-nosed pit viper is also called the seven-step snake, hundred-step snake, five-step snake, qishe, valley turtle, hundred-flower snake or Chinese pit viper, and is a venomous monotypic snake. They are roughly distributed in China east of longitude 104° and between latitudes 25° and 31°.

3. Guizhou warty newt

The Guizhou warty newt is mainly distributed in Guizhou and Yunnan, and at night it mostly forages in the grass for insects, slugs, and small animals such as small snails, mussels and tadpoles.

4. Yellow-lipped fish

The yellow-lipped fish is also called the money cod or money fish, and is a fish species endemic to China. It feeds on fish and shrimp and inhabits offshore sea areas at a depth of 50-60 m; juvenile fish inhabit estuaries and nearby coastal areas. It generally has a body length of 1-1.5 m, and large individuals can reach more than 50 kg.

5. Tiger cowrie

The tiger cowrie generally refers to the black-spotted cowrie, also called the tiger-striped cowrie, and inhabits rocky and coral bottoms from the intertidal zone to a water depth of 40 m. It mainly feeds on algae or coral animals. Because of its beautiful appearance, it is highly favored by shell collectors and has high ornamental and collectible value.

The above is a partial introduction to national second-class protected animals. I hope you like it.