SCHEDULE 3Excluded populations of certain species

Regulation 44(8)(a)

(1)Common name1

(2)Scientific name

(3) Excluded countries and areas

Beaver, Eurasian

Castor fiber

Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden

Hamster, Common (or Black bellied)

Cricetus cricetus

Hungary

Lynx, Eurasian

Lynx lynx

Estonia

Viper, Seoane's

Vipera seoanni

Spain

Wolf, Grey

Canis lupus

Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece north of the 39th parallel, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain north of the River Duero, and the reindeer management area in Finland as defined in paragraph 2 of Finnish Act No. 848/90 of 14th September 1990 on reindeer management2

1 The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names must not be taken into account.

2 A copy of this Finnish Act can be obtained from the Wildlife Management Team, Natural Environment Policy Directorate, Defra, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH.