National parks and game reserves under the Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act 2003 / Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas Act 2026 (e.g. Boma, Badingilo, Nimule, Southern National Park)

South Sudan maintains 19 wildlife protected areas (six national parks and 13 game reserves), several of which (such as Nimule on the White Nile, and the seasonal wetlands of Boma and Badingilo) include aquatic habitats. Under the Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act 2003, Section 14(e) limits any fishing inside a national park to 'hand held rod and lines' and Section 13 bars capturing any animal in a park - so spearfishing/underwater hunting is not a permitted method in national parks. That Act was repealed and replaced by the Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas Act, 2026 (signed 18 Feb 2026); the new Act's full text was not retrievable.