Editing Burmese python (section)

==Conservation==
[[File:Python Skins Burma.jpg|thumb|right|Leather goods and [[Snakeskin|skins]] of Burmese pythons and [[reticulated python]]s (''Malayopython reticulatus'') at a local shop at [[Mandalay]], Myanmar]]
The Burmese python is listed on [[CITES Appendix II]].<ref name=IUCN/> It has been listed as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] since 2012, as the wild population is estimated to have declined by at least 30% in the first decade of the 21st century due to [[habitat loss]] and over-harvesting.<ref name=IUCN/>

To maintain Burmese python populations, the IUCN recommends increased conservation legislation and enforcement at the national and international levels to reduce harvesting across the snake's native range. The IUCN also recommends increased research into its population ecology and threats. In Hong Kong, it is a [[List of protected species in Hong Kong|protected species]] under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170. It is also protected in Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. However, it is still common only in Hong Kong and Thailand, with rare to very rare statuses in the rest of its range.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}