Effective September 1st, Russian citizens will face a new prohibition on keeping various wild animals, including foxes, wolverines, honey badgers, dingoes, and wild felines such as servals, within their homes. This measure stems from a recent government decree.
These predators are among those now officially designated as forbidden for private ownership. The regulation is set to come into force on September 1, 2025, and will remain applicable for a duration of six years, concluding on September 1, 2031.
The comprehensive list of newly banned predators encompasses formidable species such as lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, and servals (often referred to as bush cats). Also included in the prohibition are wolverines, snow leopards, lynxes, African wild dogs, and common foxes.
Furthermore, the ban extends to marine mammals like seals and walruses, all species belonging to the bear family, the common wolf (which includes the dingo subspecies), red wolves, and maned wolves. All varieties of honey badgers and all hyena species, with the specific exception of aardwolves, are also explicitly listed under this new restrictive policy.
