Ethiopia - Apply for a Hunting permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain hunting permit, the applicant has to approach the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) and Regional counterparts location link
2. Obtain the application form from the respective officer.
3. Applicant must complete the application form with the necessary details.
4. Make sure that applicant should have all the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Submit the application form along with the documents to the concerned officer.
6. The address is mentioned in the office locations & contacts section below.
7. Now the authorities will verify your application and validate the submitted documents.
8. After verification process, authority will issue the concerned hunting permit to the applicant.
   

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Copy of ID card.
• Passport/Visa for tourist
• Hunting equipment details
• Compliance with ethical requirements
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
Telephone: +251115546808
Location link

Eligibility

Any person who has not attained age of 18 and above or hunting in the absence of a professional hunter or hunting controller of the EWCA or the concerned regional government is also prohibited.

Fees

• Mountain nyala 15000.00 USD
• Menilik’s bushbuck 6000.00 USD
• Lion 4000.00 USD
• Gazelle Soemmerring’s 2600.00 USD
• Buffalo 3000.00 USD
• Gelada 3000.00 USD
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time may vary depending on the availability and correctness of the information provided.

Related Videos

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Instructions

No person shall hunt by:

• Approaching within the distance of 200 m using any motorized means of transport,
• Setting fire or driving or surrounding any wildlife by fire,
• Conducting hunting in darkness (except for nocturnal animals),
• Using dogs (except in some cases for bird hunting)
  

Required Information

• Personal information, such as full name, address, date of birth, Nationality
• Identity details
  

Need for the Document

This license allowed hunts in land of Ethiopia, no person can’t hunt should not hunt in the land of Ethiopia need license.

Information which might help

• Hunting using automatically set shot gun, pitfall, trench, net, enclosure, snare, poison or any self-loading weapon, any explosive projectile, bomb or grenade is prohibited.
• Use of any missile or projectile containing any drug or chemical which has the property of anesthetizing, paralyzing, any game animal except in accordance with the written authorization of the licensing body, is also prohibited.
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

Link

Others

Hunting permits are divided into foreign tourist hunting licenses, resident hunter licenses, game bird hunting licenses, snipe hunting licenses, and special hunting license for scientific studies.