Animal Products: Import Controls
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what import permits for hunting trophies have been issued by her department since July 2024 of species classified as near Threatened, Vulnerable Endangered or Extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not record the IUCN Red List status of species for trophy imports. The import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern is controlled through the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations, which implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Permits are only issued when the strict conditions set out in the regulations are met. This includes demonstrating that the import will not have a detrimental effect on the conservation status of the species.
Trade data up to 2024 is available on the CITES Trade Database CITES Trade Database.
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