Is the hog badger a protected animal? Let us walk you through the hog badger's protection level

The hog badger is a wild animal that many farmers dislike, because hog badgers damage crops. So, is the hog badger a protected animal?

The hog badger is a very small mammal with a very wide distribution in Northeast China. This animal's diet is very complex, and both insects and plants fall within its hunting range.

The wild hog badger belongs to the national third-class protected animals. Article 341 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever illegally hunts or kills precious or endangered wild animals under key national protection, or illegally purchases, transports or sells precious or endangered wild animals under key national protection and their products, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated. Whoever, in violation of hunting regulations, hunts in a no-hunting area, during a no-hunting period, or with prohibited tools or methods, destroys wildlife resources, and the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, or shall be fined.