Contacts

If you are in anyway involved in the trading of protected species, it is wise to check what you can and cannot do, what species require licenses etc before you go ahead with any advertisement, display, sale or purchase. The contents of this website will have put you on the right track, but should you require further information you can of course click on to the Contact button and use our service to the full.

Alternatively you can contact the Management authority as follows:

for CITES species (U.K. and worldwide)
Article 10 licenses; Import/Export Licences etc
DEFRA (The Dept of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)
Wildlife Licensing & Registration Service.
Zone 1/17, Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol BS1 6EB
Tel: 0117 372 8692
Website: www.defra.gov.uk

for European protected species; U.K. protected Mammals;Reptiles;Insects etc.
Schedule 5 Licenses.
DEFRA
European Protected Species Licensing Team
National Wildlife management Team
Wildlife Administration Unit
RDS Burghill Road
Bristol. BS10 6NJ

Tel: 0845 6014523

For Schedule 5 licences (Scotland) and matters regarding:-

Scottish Executive Environmental and Rural Affairs Dep't (SEERAD)
Victoria Quay House
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

Tel: 0131 556 8400

The Guild of Taxidermists

Should you wish to learn more about the trade and are interested in joining the only organisation within the U.K. that represents the art, organises Seminars and lectures, contact:-

The Membership Secretary
The Guild of Taxidermists
The Royal Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Tel: 0131 247 4231
Website: www.taxidermy.org.uk

Your Local POLICE WCO (Wildlife Crime Officer)

To find out who your local Police WCO is you can contact DEFRA at the address given above or contact us at Taxidermylaw.co.uk

BASC (The British Association for Shooting and Conservation)

Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham. LL12 0HL

Tel:01244 573000 - Fax: 01244 573001

Website: www.basc.org.uk

RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)

The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire. SG19 2DL

Tel: 01767 680551

Website: www.rspb.org.uk

USF&W (The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service. 4401 N.Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

Tel: 1 800 344 9453

Website: www.fws.gov

This company or individual cannot accept any responsibility for information given that is either misinterpreted by the author or the recipient and which is based either on experience gained or a matter of law where the precedence is yet to be decided by a court of law. Any information or guidence given is purely an opinion, therefore it is recommended that accredited legal advise is sought where appropriate.