Species Reference: Wild Fauna

A reference of species & subspecies that are/are not allowed to be registered as wild fauna. This is a relatively extensive list, but we will be adding to each category as situations arise. Feel free to check if you have a question about something not on this list!

Allowed

For a detailed reference of mammals, check here.

  • Badger
  • Brown bat, Hoary bat, long-eared bat
  • Black bear, Grizzly bear
  • Beaver
  • Bison
  • Bobcat
  • Chipmunk
  • Cougar
  • White-tailed deer, mule deer, fallow deer
  • Elk
  • Red fox, swift fox, cross fox
  • Mountain goat
  • Gopher
  • Lynx
  • Moose
  • Mouse, rat
  • Muskrat, vole
  • River otter
  • Pika
  • Porcupine
  • Pronghorn
  • Rabbit, hare
  • Raccoon
  • Bighorn sheep
  • Shrew
  • Skunk
  • Squirrel
  • Weasel
  • Wolverine

For a detailed reference of birds, check here.

  • Double-crested cormorant
  • Sandhill crane
  • American crow
  • Mourning dove
  • Golden eagle, bald eagle
  • Great egret
  • Peregrine falcon, gyrfalcon, prairie falcon
  • Grouse, white-tailed ptarmigan
  • Canadian goose, snow goose
  • Northern goshawk, northern harrier
  • Gull
  • Red-tailed hawk, cooper's hawk, ferruginous hawk, red-shouldered hawk, swainson's hawk
  • Great blue heron
  • Hummingbird
  • Blue jay, stellar's jay
  • Belted kingfisher
  • American kestrel
  • Black-billed magpie
  • Merlin
  • Northern mockingbird
  • Common nighthawk
  • Osprey
  • Western screech-owl, great horned owl, burrowing owl, barred owl, northern pygmy-owl, barn owl, great grey owl
  • American white pelican
  • Common raven
  • Trumpeter swan, tundra swan
  • Turkey vulture
  • Woodpecker
Not Allowed
  • Alligator, crocodile
  • Arctic fox, fennec fox
  • Vampire bat
  • Jaguar
  • Panther
  • Polar bear
  • Snow leopard
  • Tiger
  • Tropical birds (parrots, parakeets, cockatiels)