Animals

You can’t mail live animals unless you’ve entered into a related agreement with us before mailing.

Under certain conditions you can mail:

  • Bees
  • Day-old chicks and hatching eggs
  • Parasites
  • Leeches
  • Small, non-poisonous cold-blooded animals

Dead animals or their parts may be acceptable for mailing if you meet all applicable requirements.

This may include:

  • The whole carcass of a beaver or a mallard duck
  • The antlers of a deer
  • Hides
  • Pelts
  • Nests or eggs

For more information contact:

CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
351 BOUL ST JOSEPH
GATINEAU QC  K1A 0H3
1-819-997-2800

We may also need more information from the relevant provincial government authority.

Please note:

You mail all items at your own risk. No coverage for loss or damage is available for this type of mail.

Requirements for shipping animals

If we allow you to mail the item it:

Must

  • Have a cover bearing a full, accurate description of the contents
  • Show the name and address of the shipper
  • Specify the number of any permit under which the contents were taken

Must not

  • Leak or emit offensive odours