Wildlife law in Belize

Wildlife in Belize is defined as any undomesticated mammal, reptile or bird, amphibian, and any egg, nest or part or product thereof.

The Forest Department under the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development is the regulatory body that enforces the Wildlife Protection Act.

The Wildlife Protection Act's main goal is to rescue the over one hundred globally threatened species in Belize from local extinction.

The WCP enforces these treaties through measures that protect wildlife from hunting, poaching, and other extraction activities.

The Forest Department has also implemented closed and open seasons for popular hunted species such as deer (male and female), armadillo, gibnut, peccaries, iguanas, and game birds.