From Canada Gazette’s “Canadian
Wildlife and Climate Change page’
In order to protect wild Canadian
salamander species from a harmful disease-causing fungus, the Government of
Canada has prohibited the importation of all species of the order Caudata (such
as salamanders, newts and mudpuppies) for a period of one year unless
accompanied by a permit. This import restriction includes living or dead
specimens, as well as their eggs, sperm, tissue culture and embryos, or any
part or derivative of such specimens or species of the order Caudata. This
prohibition is implemented under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and
Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) and Wild
Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR).
To learn more about the
regulation, visit the following links:
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