Is porcupine a protected animal?

In recent years, artificial breeding of porcupine has become a new industry. The development of this emerging aquaculture industry has special economic value and unique market prospects. At this time, some people say that porcupine is a protected animal and cannot be raised. So, is porcupine a protected animal?

Is porcupine a protected animal?

Wild porcupine is a national third-class protected animal. As wild porcupine is increasingly exhausted and facing extinction, China's forestry authorities have listed porcupine as a protected species and banned hunting. Artificially farmed porcupine, need to obtain the relevant license to breed.

Second, the main value of porcupine

Porcupine is a kind of rare animal with high economic value. Because of its delicate meat and delicious taste, it is deeply loved by people and is known as Shanzhen. Porcupine also has high medicinal value. Meat, brain, fatty oil, heart, liver, gallbladder, stomach and arrow thorns can be used as medicine. It has the effects of reducing blood pressure, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dispelling wind, dredging collaterals, etc., mainly for the treatment of stomach, hemorrhoids and fistulas, malignant sores, cardiovascular sclerosis, leukemia, rheumatism and other diseases. In addition to medicinal uses, porcupine is also an advanced raw material for making buoys and decorations.

Porcupine high-protein, low-fat, pollution-free, pollution-free meat, rich in calcium phosphate and other nutrients, known as animal ginseng, whether steamed, boiled, fried, stewed, fried mellow without fishy, unique flavor. Modern medical experts have found that porcupine, stomach, gallbladder, thorns and oil can be used as medicine, and meat can moisten the intestines and relieve defecation, nourish yin and remove heat, strengthen the stomach and lung; gallbladder can brighten the mind and brain; oil can detoxify and expel pus, produce muscle and relieve pain; the stomach can clear away heat and dampness, invigorate the stomach and middle, and mainly treat gastropathy, yellow gallbladder, edema, beriberi and other diseases. Thorns can act qi, mainly treat heartache, skin allergy, because porcupine is a herbivore, known as green meat, green medicine.

With the improvement of people's living standards and the rationality of food nutrients, wild vegetables, wild fruits and wild beasts have become a new trend in the pursuit of new products and new fashion.