Declaration of Closed and Open Seasons for Wildlife

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission has declared the following periods to be open and closed seasons for various categories of wildlife:

BIRDS

SPECIES CLOSED SEASON OPEN SEASON
Ibises (Ibidae) 1 January – 31 August 1 September – 31 December
Psittacines 1 December – 31 May 1 June – 30 November
Ducks (Anatidae) 1 April – 30 September 1 October – 31 March

 

REPTILES

SPECIES CLOSED SEASON OPEN SEASON
Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) 1 April – 31 July with restriction on carapace size i.e. maximum harvest length of 10cm SCL (straight carapace length) 1 August – 31 March
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) 1 May – 31 July 1 August – 30 April

 

 MAMMALS

SPECIES CLOSED SEASON OPEN SEASON
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)  1 April – October 31 1 November – 31 March
Two-toed sloth

(Choloepus didactylus) 

1 April – December 31 1 January – 31 March
Squirrel monkey

(Saimiri sciureus) 

1 September– February 28 1 March – 31 August
Lesser anteater

(Tamandua tetradactylus) 

1 October – February 28 1 March – 30 September
Pigmy anteater 

(Cyclopes didactylus)

1 October – February 28 1 March – 30 September
Tree porcupine

(Coendou prehensilis)

 

Pregnant females should not be captured

1 October -February 28

1 March – 30 September
Nine-banded armadillo  (Dasypus novemcinctus) 1 May – 31 December

 

1 January – 30 April
Kappler’s armadillo  (Dasypus kappleri) 1 May – 31 December

 

1 January – 30 April
Brown capuchin  (Cebus apella) 1 May – 31 December

 

1 January – 30 April
Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) 1 September – 30 April 1 May – 31 August
White tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1 September- 30 April 1 May – 31 August

The trapping, hunting, wounding, killing or sale of the categories contained in this publication is prohibited during this period.