But sadly, due to limited personnel resources and the likely impact on horticulture and other industries, the draft seems unlikely to become law any time soon. But no matter how watertight legislation and inspections are, the main reason exotic species always stay one jump ahead of the inspectors is the actions of modern-day Zhang Qians who blithely smuggle in plants and animals.
可惜限於人力，又事涉園藝等產業，野生植物保育法的完成立法仍在未定之天。但不論法令、查緝如何天衣無縫，「現代張騫」大無畏的引介與偷渡物種，才是檢疫單位防不勝防的主因。