Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many hybrid wolves have been imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. [3654]
§ Mr. ClappisonI have been asked to reply.
Import permits from the Department of the Environment are required only for those species of wolves listed in the appendices to the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora—CITES. Hybrid wolves are covered by the controls if one of the parents is a listed species. The Department's records indicate that in the last five years no CITES import licences have been granted for hybrid wolves.