law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  38. Power of Central
  
  Government to notify threatened species.-
  Without prejudice to
  
  the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, the Central
  
  Government, in consultation with the concerned State Government, may from time
  
  to time notify any pecies which is on the verge of extinction or likely to
  
  become extinct in the near future as a threatened species and prohibit or
  
  regulate collection thereof for any purpose and take appropriate steps to
  
  rehabilitate and preserve those species.