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Eunectes notaeus (Yellow Anaconda)

Due to the impacts of coronavirus on working arrangements, stakeholders are requested to contact the Wildlife Trade Sections via email rather than telephone. Please email wps@awe.gov.au with any questions about applying for a permit or for queries relating to existing permit applications. If you have an existing application, please include your application reference number in your email. We will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Draft assessment report on the import of Eunectes notaeus (Yellow Anaconda) into Australia

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Draft Terms of Reference – Yellow Anaconda (PDF - 529.33 KB) ​

Draft Terms of Reference – Yellow Anaconda (DOCX - 44.38 KB) ​

Comments invited

The Department of the Environment has received an application and draft assessment report under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to include Eunectes notaeus (Yellow Anaconda) on the live import list for zoo exhibition purposes.

The report has been prepared against the standard terms of reference and assesses the suitability of these species for import into Australia.

Comments are invited on the draft report. It is available for public comment for 40 business days, closing on 4 August 2015. All comments received will be provided to the applicant to address in finalising the assessment report. Any relevant information provided will be considered by the Department prior to briefing the Minister.

Please forward any written comments to:

Director
Environmental Biosecurity Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Email: exotic.species@environment.gov.au