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Buying, Selling and Exporting Wildlife
What you should know about buying wildlife parts and products in the Yukon, and taking them out of the Yukon
Before You Buy It
What are wildlife parts and products?
Wildlife parts include antlers, hides, claws, feathers, fur, teeth, meat, and all other parts of the carcass. Wildlife products include carvings, tanned hides, taxidermy items and any other products made from wildlife parts. The buying and selling of these items is regulated by wildlife conservation laws.
Why you should avoid the black market
If you buy a wildlife part or product from an unlicenced business or a poacher, the item may be seized or you may be refused an export permit. Either way, you will have lost your purchase.
Why you should buy from a licenced business
Buying from a licenced craft shop, taxidermistor tanner is much safer than buying off the street.
These people work hard at their businesses and
are unlikely to take risks. If you need advice about
a buying opportunity, phone a Department of
Environment office.
Private sales must be licenced
If you want to buy a wildlife part from a person,
ask them to get a permit for the sale. The sale is
not legal unless a permit has been issued prior to
the transaction taking place.
Before You Take it Out of the Yukon
The movement of wildlife parts out of the Yukon is regulated by wildlife conservation laws.
If You Buy It
If you buy antlers, horns, pelts, or other wildlife parts, you must get an export permit from a Department of Environment office before you take or send them out of the Yukon.
If You Find It
If you find antlers in the back country, a bird or mammal carcass beside the road, or any other wildlife part, you must still get a permit to possess it. You will also need an export permit before you take it out of the Yukon.
If You Hunt It
If you have a successful hunt and want to take antlers, meat or any other part of the animal out of the Yukon, you need an export permit also.
Endangered Species
Canada supports the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). You must
get a CITES permit to take out of Canada any
part of a grizzly bear, black bear, polar bear, wood bison,
wolf, lynx or otter. CITES permits require 24 hour
advance notice. Many countries have additional
requirements to import these species.
Contact Client Services Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-3A) Phone: 867-667-5652 Email: environmentyukon@gov.yk.ca |