Apply In-Person

1. To obtain Permit for Collection of Live Research Specimens in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Zambia Wildlife Authority. Please tap on the following link to view contact details link.
2. Make sure to have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant upon visiting the department of national parks and wildlife office.
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
5. Submit the application form with ”Required Documents” to the office.
6. Pay the fee as suggested by the authorities.
7. Upon the satisfaction of the authorities, the applicant will be allowed for the permit.
8. Collect the permit from the respective office in a stipulated period of time.

• Application form
• A statement of purpose of the desired license.
• Qualification proof of the applicant.
• Valid national identity (NRC or passport).

National Parks and Wildlife Department:
Ministry of Tourism and Art
Private Bag 1, Kafue Road
Chilanga
Lusaka, Zambia
Contact number: +260 211 278482
Contact Details link.

• The applicants should be a bona fide national of the country.

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• This licence will be valid for the time period specified in the license.

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• The processing time will depend on verification of documents.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• The specimen should not be a game or protected animal.

• Name of the applicant
• Phone/email/fax
• Passport or NRC number
• Occupation
• List of specimen
• Species of specimen
• Details of enough resources for the research.

• The granted license allows the holder to collect and research on the specimens for a period of time mentioned in the permit.

• Zambia Wildlife Act wildlife act.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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