Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Animals and plants to which section 14 applies: Animals and Plants which are established in the wild
Certain species of plants and animals that do not naturally occur in Great Britain have become established in the wild and represent a threat to the natural fauna and flora. Section 14 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act prohibits the release of any animal species that are
“not ordinarily resident in and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state”
and specifically those listed in Schedule 9 Part 1. Section 14 also prohibits the establishment of non- native plant species.
Variations and amendment history:
Category |
Schedule |
Animals and Plants which are established in the wild |
Schedule 9 |
| Animals which are established in the wild | Schedule 9 Part 1 |
| Plants which are established in the wild | Schedule 9 Part 2 |
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typo at the top Greta Britain …
Thanks for that- Fixed ; )
Is it an offence to keep mandarin duck (captured in the wild)?
It would be an offence to re-release it once captured! The status of the mandarin duck is a curious one – Although not indigneous to the UK the UK population, resulting from releases from collections, represents a sizeable proportion of the world population. Habitat loss in Thailand and other parts of the species’ natural range have greatly reduced their numbers.
Your “quote” of “not ordinarily resident in and is not a not regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state” contains an extra “not”.
I can’t find Spanish Bluebells on the list. These constitute an enormous risk to our native bluebells as they readily crossbreed. These pernicious foreigners definitely should be proscribed.