Is there a list out there of non-native species currently found in Canada, where each species can be found and what sort of regulations regulate their hunting ? I know for example that the Rock Dove, a European import, is open all year here in Quebec.
Non native species database ?
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I have never seen such a list but it would be interesting. In Alberta English sparrows and starlings are in with the rock doves as you mentioned.
There are getting to be some pockets of ferral "european wild boar" in Alberta. They can be hunted at any time on land you have access to. And one county has a bounty on them.
We also have some ferral horses and there are regulations about capturing them but you can not shoot them at will.
There are also pockets of bison outside any Nat. parks. They are hunted by some and I am not sure of the regulations about them. I believe they are defined as "live stock" and are not considered wildlife, so no "hunting licence" is required
Pheasant and Hungarian Partridge are imported exotics that have seasons and bag limits.
I spent a year in Australia and they have a long list of exotic ferral animals that can be shot.
Robin in Rocky
There are getting to be some pockets of ferral "european wild boar" in Alberta. They can be hunted at any time on land you have access to. And one county has a bounty on them.
We also have some ferral horses and there are regulations about capturing them but you can not shoot them at will.
There are also pockets of bison outside any Nat. parks. They are hunted by some and I am not sure of the regulations about them. I believe they are defined as "live stock" and are not considered wildlife, so no "hunting licence" is required
Pheasant and Hungarian Partridge are imported exotics that have seasons and bag limits.
I spent a year in Australia and they have a long list of exotic ferral animals that can be shot.
Robin in Rocky
Personally, I'd say it should "If it ain't native to Canada, shoot it on sight", but I doubt we will ever see such regs introduced. Despite knowing very well that "introduced" species ALWAYS end up causing troubles for native ones.
I am sure at one time that was an accepted policy... see how the invasive species, just took over?sjemac said:Should everyone who is not Aboriginal be nervous under your stewardship. My family came here in 1772. Am i exempt from shooting.
There is a list: http://www.cwf-fcf.org/invasive/chooseSC.asp
look at the wildlife act for the province your in. at the end of it there are lists of all the animals protected under it. then look at the migratory birds convention act, it will list all the migratory birds that are protected. all the acts can be found on the net.
once you make a list of the things you think you can shoot, talk to a local CO. its worth talking to them, most fines start at $250 plus hunting suspensions and seizures. that red squirrel you were thinking of shooting could cost you alot.
once you make a list of the things you think you can shoot, talk to a local CO. its worth talking to them, most fines start at $250 plus hunting suspensions and seizures. that red squirrel you were thinking of shooting could cost you alot.
rmkm70 said:
I know that's the case. I guess at the end of the day what I question is the wisdom of protecting invasive, human-introduced species, rather than agressively eradicating them before they causes too much damage to the natural habitat.
And regarding the squirrel problem I had last year, the neighbors ended up getting a cat ...
not all invading species are bad. some have become intigrated into sentative predator-prey ecosystems. anialating one of those species now would have as big of an effect on nature as killing native species would.
but to think of killing everything. i thought whiteman learned the consequence of that with the buffalo, and many others.
by the way, i'm a whiteman. in being a whiteman and taking a poke at whitemen i don't consider that racism.
rock doves are a primary food source for the endangered parigrine falcon. for some resson they like to nest in cities, take away all the pigeons and drive the falcon to extinction.
no ancestral right or privilage gives an individual the right to kill something because they can.
but to think of killing everything. i thought whiteman learned the consequence of that with the buffalo, and many others.
by the way, i'm a whiteman. in being a whiteman and taking a poke at whitemen i don't consider that racism.
rock doves are a primary food source for the endangered parigrine falcon. for some resson they like to nest in cities, take away all the pigeons and drive the falcon to extinction.
no ancestral right or privilage gives an individual the right to kill something because they can.
rmkm70 said:
Granted, there are a handful of introduced species out there who have a rather small "footprint" in the overall ecosystem. That being said, I still think that we should consider ways of systematically removing them, as the vast majority of them compete with native species for food and habitat, some directly prey on native species. This puts pressure on native species and over time has driven quite a few native species to threatened or endangered status. Granted on the Pilgrim falcon situation, some introduced species do bring in marginal (and highly accidental) benefits.
The tricky part will be trying to figure out a way to gradually remove introduced species without having a major impact on the overall ecosystem.
History does show that ecosystem engineering via introduced species causes far more harm than good overall.
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Mammals
Ass aka Donkey from Africa
Cattle from Europe
Sheep from Asia
Cat from Africa/Europe
Norway Rat from Europe
Swine from Europe
Goat from Africa
Guinea Pig from South America
Horse from Europe
Nutria or coypu from South America
Nilgai from India
Hedgehogs from Europe via New Zealand
Sika deer from Asia
Various exotic animals kept as pets, e.g., chinchillas or dwarf hamsters
[edit] Birds
Chukar from Europe
Eurasian Collared-Dove from Europe
Eurasian Tree Sparrow from Europe
European Starling from Europe
Gray Partridge from Europe
Himalayan Snowcock from Asia
House Sparrow from Europe
Monk Parakeet from South America
Muscovy Duck
Mute Swan from Europe
Ring-necked Pheasant from Asia and Europe
Rock Dove from Europe
[edit] Reptiles
Brown Anole
Green Iguana
Wall lizard from Italy in the 1950s
[edit] Fish
Round goby from Eurasia
Eurasian ruffe from Eurasia
Common carp from Europe
Cherry barb from Sri Lanka
Bighead carp from China
Silver carp from Asia
Sea lamprey, introduced into the Great Lakes through the Welland canal c.1921
Snakehead from China
Tubenose goby from Europe
[edit] Crustaceans
European green crab from Atlantic coasts of Europe, northern Africa, from Norway to the British Isles south to Mauritania
Chinese mitten crab from the coastal rivers and estuaries of the Yellow Sea
Japanese shore crab from Japan
Spiny waterflea from northern Europe and western Russia
Fishhook waterflea from the #####-Caspian region
Mud shrimp from Europe
[edit] Mollusks
Common periwinkle from Europe
Chinese mystery snail from Asia
Zebra mussel from the Caspian and Black Seas
Veined rapa whelk from the Sea of Japan
[edit] Insects
Asian gypsy moth from Siberia
Asian long-horned beetle
Asian Tiger Mosquito
Balsam woolly adelgid
Beech scale
Birch leafminer
Brown spruce longhorn beetle from Europe
Cabbage White (=Small White) butterfly from Europe
European elm bark beetle
European pine sawfly
European pine shoot moth
European spruce sawfly
Formosan subterranean termite
Gypsy moth from Europe
Hemlock woolly adelgid from Japan
Larch casebearer
Larch sawfly
Pear thrip from Europe
Phroid Fly from South America
Red imported fire ant from South America
Varroa mite from Asia
Western honeybee from Europe
Winter moth
[edit] Plants
Eurasian watermilfoil from Europe, Asia and northern Africa
Ice plant from South Africa
Eucalypts from Australia
Hesperis matronalis -- Dame's rocket from Eurasia
Vicia cracca -- Cow vetch from Eurasia
Vicia villosa -- Hairy vetch from Eurasia
Lonicera japonica -- Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii -- Amur honeysuckle
Rosa multiflora -- Multiflora rose
Lythrum salicaria -- Purple loosestrife
Pueraria montana -- Kudzu (aka Pueraria lobata)
Celastrus orbiculatus -- Oriental bittersweet
Elaeagnus umbellata -- Autumn olive
Alliaria petiolata -- Garlic mustard
Hydrilla verticillata -- Hydrilla from India and Sri Lanka
Trapa natans -- Water caltrop from Eurasia
Eichhornia crassipes -- Water hyacinth from South America
Pistia stratiotes -- Water lettuce from South America
Ipomoea aquatica -- Water spinach from India and southeast Asia
Arundo donax -- Giant reed from the Mediterranean
Conium maculatum -- Poison hemlock from Europe
Salvinia molesta -- Giant salvinia from Brazil
Hedera helix -- English ivy from Europe
Fucus serratus -- Rockweed from Europe
Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides -- Green sea fingers
Centaurea Diffusa -- Diffuse knapweed
Mammals
Ass aka Donkey from Africa
Cattle from Europe
Sheep from Asia
Cat from Africa/Europe
Norway Rat from Europe
Swine from Europe
Goat from Africa
Guinea Pig from South America
Horse from Europe
Nutria or coypu from South America
Nilgai from India
Hedgehogs from Europe via New Zealand
Sika deer from Asia
Various exotic animals kept as pets, e.g., chinchillas or dwarf hamsters
[edit] Birds
Chukar from Europe
Eurasian Collared-Dove from Europe
Eurasian Tree Sparrow from Europe
European Starling from Europe
Gray Partridge from Europe
Himalayan Snowcock from Asia
House Sparrow from Europe
Monk Parakeet from South America
Muscovy Duck
Mute Swan from Europe
Ring-necked Pheasant from Asia and Europe
Rock Dove from Europe
[edit] Reptiles
Brown Anole
Green Iguana
Wall lizard from Italy in the 1950s
[edit] Fish
Round goby from Eurasia
Eurasian ruffe from Eurasia
Common carp from Europe
Cherry barb from Sri Lanka
Bighead carp from China
Silver carp from Asia
Sea lamprey, introduced into the Great Lakes through the Welland canal c.1921
Snakehead from China
Tubenose goby from Europe
[edit] Crustaceans
European green crab from Atlantic coasts of Europe, northern Africa, from Norway to the British Isles south to Mauritania
Chinese mitten crab from the coastal rivers and estuaries of the Yellow Sea
Japanese shore crab from Japan
Spiny waterflea from northern Europe and western Russia
Fishhook waterflea from the #####-Caspian region
Mud shrimp from Europe
[edit] Mollusks
Common periwinkle from Europe
Chinese mystery snail from Asia
Zebra mussel from the Caspian and Black Seas
Veined rapa whelk from the Sea of Japan
[edit] Insects
Asian gypsy moth from Siberia
Asian long-horned beetle
Asian Tiger Mosquito
Balsam woolly adelgid
Beech scale
Birch leafminer
Brown spruce longhorn beetle from Europe
Cabbage White (=Small White) butterfly from Europe
European elm bark beetle
European pine sawfly
European pine shoot moth
European spruce sawfly
Formosan subterranean termite
Gypsy moth from Europe
Hemlock woolly adelgid from Japan
Larch casebearer
Larch sawfly
Pear thrip from Europe
Phroid Fly from South America
Red imported fire ant from South America
Varroa mite from Asia
Western honeybee from Europe
Winter moth
[edit] Plants
Eurasian watermilfoil from Europe, Asia and northern Africa
Ice plant from South Africa
Eucalypts from Australia
Hesperis matronalis -- Dame's rocket from Eurasia
Vicia cracca -- Cow vetch from Eurasia
Vicia villosa -- Hairy vetch from Eurasia
Lonicera japonica -- Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii -- Amur honeysuckle
Rosa multiflora -- Multiflora rose
Lythrum salicaria -- Purple loosestrife
Pueraria montana -- Kudzu (aka Pueraria lobata)
Celastrus orbiculatus -- Oriental bittersweet
Elaeagnus umbellata -- Autumn olive
Alliaria petiolata -- Garlic mustard
Hydrilla verticillata -- Hydrilla from India and Sri Lanka
Trapa natans -- Water caltrop from Eurasia
Eichhornia crassipes -- Water hyacinth from South America
Pistia stratiotes -- Water lettuce from South America
Ipomoea aquatica -- Water spinach from India and southeast Asia
Arundo donax -- Giant reed from the Mediterranean
Conium maculatum -- Poison hemlock from Europe
Salvinia molesta -- Giant salvinia from Brazil
Hedera helix -- English ivy from Europe
Fucus serratus -- Rockweed from Europe
Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides -- Green sea fingers
Centaurea Diffusa -- Diffuse knapweed
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