Editing Orchid (section)

==Conservation==
Almost all orchids are included in Appendix II of the [[CITES|Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]] (CITES), meaning that international trade (including in their parts/derivatives) is regulated by the CITES permit system.<ref name=CITES_App>{{citation |title=The CITES Appendices |url=http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.php |publisher=[[CITES]] |access-date=2012-04-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414034639/http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.php |archive-date=2012-04-14 }}</ref> A smaller number of orchids such as ''Paphiopedilum'' sp. are listed in CITES Appendix I meaning that commercial international trade in wild-sourced specimens is prohibited and all other trade is strictly controlled.<ref name="CITES_App"/>

=== Assisted migration as conservation tool ===
In 2006 the [[Longtan Dam]] was constructed at the [[Hongshui River]], near the [[Yachang Orchid Nature Reserve]]. In response to threats of [[inundation]] of wild orchids at lower altitudes (350–400 m above sea level), 1000 endangered orchid plants of 16 genera and 29 species were translocated to higher elevation (approximately 1000 m above sea level). After relocation the 5 year survival of low and wide elevation species did not significantly differ and the mortality due to [[transplant shock]] was at only 10%. From this it was concluded that [[assisted migration]] might be a viable conservation tool for orchid species endangered by [[climate change]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Liu | first1 = Hong | last2 = Feng | first2 = Chang-Lin | last3 = Chen | first3 = Bao-Shan | last4 = Wang | first4 = Zhong-Sheng | last5 = Xie | first5 = Xiao-Qing | last6 = Deng | first6 = Zheng-Hai | last7 = Wei | first7 = Xin-Lian | last8 = Liu | first8 = Shi-Yong | last9 = Zhang | first9 = Zi-Bin | last10 = Luo | first10 = Yi-Bo | title = Overcoming extreme weather challenges: Successful but variable assisted colonization of wild orchids in southwestern China | journal = Biological Conservation | date = June 2012 | volume = 150 | issue = 1 | pages = 68–75 | doi = 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.02.018 | pmid = | bibcode = 2012BCons.150...68L }}</ref>

=== Toxicity ===
Plants in the genus ''[[Phalaenopsis]]'' are not toxic to pets, according to the [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phalaenopsis Orchid {{!}} ASPCA |url=https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/phalaenopsis-orchid |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.aspca.org |language=en}}</ref>