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Buying, Selling and Exporting Wildlife
What you should know about buying wildlife parts and products in 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 unlicensed 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 licensed business
Buying from a licensed craft shop, taxidermist or 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 an
Environment Yukon office.
Private sales must be licensed
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 Yukon
The movement of wildlife parts out of 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 an Environment Yukon office before you take or send them out of Yukon.
If You Found It
If you want to keep any part of a wildlife carcass you've found, you must first bring the item to an Environment Yukon Conservation Officer to apply for a permit. Permits cannot be issued for certain species protected by by federal legislation.
A naturally shed antler (one which has the burr at its base intact) from moose, caribou, elk and deer may be kept without a permit.
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 |
