Native and protected animals

Licensed and responsible hunters provide an important service to private landholders and the general community by safely and humanely removing problem wildlife species. Often this service includes culling both introduced and native species.

Harming of native wildlife is highly regulated to ensure that humane welfare principles and high ethical standards are applied and that the activity does not encroach on commercial harvesting industry administered by the NSW Government.

The harming of native wildlife can only occur when the landholder is appropriately licensed, and hunters abide by the regulations specific to each species.

Landholders that are impacted by native wildlife should contact the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to obtain more information about managing native animals on their land.