Abstract：The definition of “wildlife”, which logically begins with the distinctions between wildlife and domestic animals but centers on the classification of tamed animals, becomes even more problematic after China’s ban on wildlife food during the coronavirus pandemic. The continuity and uncertainty of the domestication process make it all but impossible to draw a clear line between the two, while doctrines and legislations also differ on the qualification of tames animals, which call for a comprehensive but diversified approach. Although China’s current legislations and other official documents adopt a beat-around-the-bush strategy to demarcate the extension of wildlife, future amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act and other related laws still need to define the intension of wildlife, further clarify its extension by defining its counterpart “Livestock and Poultry” and reasonably classifying tamed animals, so as to coordinate the application of Wildlife Protection Act and Stock-breeding Act and forge a comprehensive animal protection legal system.
江保国. 疫情下野生动物的法律界定：起点、难点及边线[J]. 《深圳大学学报》（人文社科版）, 2020, 37(4): 14-23.
JIANG Bao-guo. Legal Definition of Wild Animals during the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Period: Its Starting Point, Difficulty and Boundary. , 2020, 37(4): 14-23.
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