Publication Date
11-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-156
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
This factsheet provides information on the requirements for keeping fallow and red deer species in Western Australia.
Fallow (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) are declared pests under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (BAM) Act 2007 in Western Australia (WA).
The department assists in preventing the establishment of deer in the wild. This means a permit is required to keep fallow and red deer in WA. Animals that escape or become feral must be recaptured or destroyed.
Small populations of feral deer occur in WA from escaped captive stock and deliberate release. Deer damage native plants, crops and plantation trees and can transmit exotic livestock diseases.
Fallow and red deer may only be kept in WA under authority of a permit to keep breed or cultivate. All other species of deer are prohibited and not permitted to be kept outside of high security facilities, such as zoological parks and scientific organisations, approved by the Minister.
Requirements for the keeping of deer have been framed to safeguard agriculture, the natural environment, and community. Permits to keep deer will include specific conditions to manage the risks that they pose to WA.
People who wish to keep deer at a particular location must apply for a permit before they obtain the animals, and a permit will only be issued when the department is satisfied (by inspection) that an applicant is able to provide conditions for the safe and secure keeping of deer.
Applicants should also be aware of the relevant industry codes of practice, guidelines, standards and animal husbandry manuals.
Number of Pages
6
Keywords
Fallow deer, Red deer, Western Australia, Pests, Declared pests, Western Australia Organism List (WAOL), Deer permit, Feral deer
Disciplines
Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Animal Sciences | Biosecurity | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Fallow and red deer: requirements to keep. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-156.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/ap_factsheets/27
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