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Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Kinds of dangerous wild animals

The following are kinds of dangerous wild animals as specified in the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.

Scientific name of kindCommon name or names
Canidae. except the species Canis familiaris and Vulpes vulpes This kind includes the wild dog, wolf, jackal, coyote, fennec and fox, except that the domestic dog and the common red fox are specifically excluded.
Casuariidae Cassowary
CercopithecidaeOld World monkey (including langur, colobus, macaque, guenon, patas, mangabey, baboon and mandrill)
CrocodyliaThis kind includes the alligator, crocodile, gharial, false gharial and caiman.
Dromaijdae Emu
Elapidae (including Hydrophildae)This kind includes the cobra, krait, mamba, coral snake and sea snake, and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adder).
Felidae except the species Felis catusThis kind includes the lynx, caracal, serval, bobcat, cheetah, lion, tiger, leopard, panther, jaguar, puma, cougar and ocelot, except that the domestic cat is specifically excluded.
HelodermatidaeGila monster and Mexican beaded lizard
HylobatidaeGibbon
PongidaeAnthropoid ape (including orangutan, gorilla and chimpanzee)
RheidaeRhea 
StruthionidaeOstrich
UrsidaeThis kind includes the polar bear, brown bear and grizzly bear.
Viperidae (including Crotalidae)This kind includes
(a) most snakes known as vipers and adders, and 
(b) the rattlesnake, bushmaster, fer-de-lance, water moccasin and copperhead.