Additional Closed Seasons 2022
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission has declared the following periods to be the closed season for various categories of wildlife.
BIRDS
| SPECIES | CLOSED SEASON | OPEN SEASON |
| Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) | April 1 – September 30 | January 1- March 31; October 1 – December 31 |
| Red-billed toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) | January 1 – May 31 | June 1 – December 31 |
| Channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) | April 1 – October 31 | January 1 – March 31; November 1 – December 31 |
| Guianan toucanet (Selenidera culik) | April 1 – July 31 | January 1 – March 31; August 1 – December 31 |
| Black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) | February 1 – September 30 | January 1 – January 31; October 1 – December 31 |
| Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) | February 1 – September 30 | January 1- January 31; October 1 – December 31 |
| All Other Wild Birds | March 1 – May 31 | January 1 – February 28; June 1 – December 31 |
REPTILES
| SPECIES | CLOSED SEASON | OPEN SEASON |
| Mata mata turtle (Chelus fimbriatus) | January 1 – April 30; September 1- December 31 | May 1 – August 31 |
MAMMALS
| SPECIES | CLOSED SEASON | OPEN SEASON |
| Labba (Cuniculus paca) | March 1 – August 31 | January 1 – February 28; September 1 – December 31 |
| Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) | January 1 – June 30 | July 1 – December 31 |
| Capybara/watras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | May 1 – November 30 | January 1 – April 30; December 1 – December 31 |
| Weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) | January 1 – February 28; August 1 – December 31 | March 1 – July 31 |
| Marmoset (Saguinas midas) | May 1 – November 30 | January 1 – April 30; December 1 – December 31 |
The trapping, hunting, wounding, killing or sale of the categories contained in this publication is prohibited during the closed seasons.
Any person who engages in the trade of these species during the outlined periods will be liable to pay a fine of $750,000 to $2,000,000 and face imprisonment for up to 3 years.