According to the requirements of the Law of Azerbaijan “On preservation of nature and use of natural resources” and “On preservation and use of the animal kingdom” mention above, rare and disappearing species are being including in “The Red Book” of the Republic, hunting is only permitted with a license, given out by the State Committee on Ecology.
The first edition of “The Red Data Book” of Azerbaijan  (1989) including 140 species of plants and 108 species of animals (mammals -14, birds -36, insects - 40, reptiles - 8, amphibians - 5, fishеs – 5).
More than 10% of plants in Azerbaijan are considered to be under danger of extinction, 450 species of them were presented as exotic and extinct species in order to be included in second edition of the Red Book of Azerbaijan Republic. Three species are listed as globally threatened in 1989 - Iris acutiloba, Calligonum bakuense and Astragalus bakuenses.  In 1982 the government recognised that 2,124 plant species in Azerbaijan are rare, endemic, threatened, or of economic importance (Government Order number 167).