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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species import permits have been granted for (a) wild- caught and (b) captive-bred primates from outside the EU in the last five years, broken down by (i) species and (ii) purpose of import. [196811] Mr. Morley: The following table shows the numbers and species of primates imported from 2000 to date. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Species and origin Number Purpose Number Callicebus cupreus (Red Titi) Wild caught 13 Zoos 11 Captive bred 0 Bio-medical research 2 Callithrix argentata (Black-tailed Marmoset) Wild caught 2 Zoos 1 Captive bred 0 Bio-medical research 1 Callithrix geoffroyi (White-fronted Marmoset) Wild caught 18 Zoos 23 Captive bred 5 Cebus apella (Tufted Capuchin) Wild caught 0 Captive bred 1 Zoos 1 Chlorocebus aethiops (Vervet monkey) Wild caught 2 Zoos 1 Captive bred 0 Personal 1 Daubentonia madagascriensis (Aye-aye) Wild caught 1 Zoos 1 Captive bred 0 Halpalemur griseus (Grey Gentle Lemur) Wild caught 3 Zoos 4 Captive bred 1 Leontopithecus chrysomela (Golden-headed Lion Tamarin) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Leontopithecus rosalia (Golden Lion Tamarin) Wild caught 0 Biomedical research 1 Captive bred 1 Macaca fascicularis (Crab eating macaque) Wild caught 6,361 Bio-medical research 7,347 Captive bred 1,710 Scientific 423 Commercial 241 Breeding in captivity 60 Macaca mulatta (Rhesus monkey) Wild caught 0 Bio-medical research 93 Captive bred 275 Commercial 182 Macaca nigra (Celebes Crested macaque) Wild caught 0 Zoos 6 Captive bred 6 Mandrillus sphinx (Mandrill) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) Wild caught 1 Zoos 2 Captive bred 1 Pitheca pitheca (White-faced Saki) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Pongo pygmaeus (Orang-utan) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Saguinus bicolour (Pied Tamarin) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Saguinus imerator (Emperor Tamarin) Wild caught 0 Zoos 1 Captive bred 1 Varecia variegata (Ruffed Lemur) Wild caught 0 Zoos 2 Captive bred 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c987-8W;426 c991-2W; 196811

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Animal experiments Import controls Imports Primates Wildlife

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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