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Wildlife trade operation to harvest and export mated native Australian queen ants from private land in Victoria 2019

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.

Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation
Department of the Environment and Energy, December 2019


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Queen Ant Wildlife Trade Operation Proposal (PDF - 865.53 KB)
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About the wildlife trade operation

Approval of this wildlife trade operation allows for the live harvest and export of mated native Australian queen ants subject to conditions. The proposal satisfies the requirements of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The wildlife trade operation was registered on 6 December 2019 (F2019N00103) and is in force from 6 December 2019 until 5 December 2022.