• establishes procedures for the protection and conservation of wildlife, the prevention of taxa of wildlife from becoming extinct, and the sustainable use of and access to wildlife;

• prohibits and regulates the conduct of persons engaged in activities concerning or related to wildlife;

Some of the ways the Act achieves these objectives include;

• land may be gifted to the Secretary in order to propagate wildlife or conserve wildlife habitat;

• establishing State Wildlife Reserves, which may be classified into State Game Reserves, State Game Refuges, State Fauna Reserves, Game Management Stations or other classifications as specified (management plans to be created);

• establishing Nature Reserves, Wildlife Management Co-operative Areas, and wildlife sanctuaries;

• creates licensing system for taking, destroying etc. wildlife and game and a permit system for importing and exporting;

• makes it an offence to:
  • take, destroy or willfully disturb wildlife in State Wildlife Reserves (excluding State Game Reserves), or native flora in Nature Reserves, unless obtained authority of Minister;
  • hunt take or destroy threatened or protected wildlife without a licence or authorisation;
  • remove soil etc. or dump debris without authority, or interfere with any structure that delivers water to reserve;
  • acquire endangered, notable or protected wildlife;
  • have a cat or dog under your ownership attack wildlife while on public land (excluding dogs in pursuit of game);
  • kill, take, injure etc. a whale;

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