Animal Health: An Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international agreement between governments that came into force in 1975.

The import, export and use for commercial gain of certain species requires a CITES permit

Animal Health's wildlife licensing and registration service is the part of the UK CITES management authority responsible for dealing with CITES applications.

Registerable endangered species are subject to inspections by the Wildlife Inspectorate

For the part of the UK CITES management authority which deals with policy, click here.