Publication Date

9-1973

Series Number

Fisheries Report 13

Publisher

Department of Fisheries and Fauna, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

The Department of Fisheries and Fauna is responsible for the conservation of the native fauna in Western Australia. The main approach to this problem has been the creation of reserves for "The Conservation of Flora and Fauna". These reserves, known as "Wildlife Sanctuaries", are controlled by the Western Australian Wild Life Authority - a Statutory Authority serviced by the Department.

The object of the acquisition programme is to develop a reserve system which will include, as far as possible, a full and permanent cross-section of the State's native floral and faunal assemblages and, at the same time, provide for the controlled hunting of game species. The approach has been to set aside:

  1. 1. Large areas typical of the primitive environment and known to include a substantial variety of the plants and animals indigenous to the botanical district in which they occur.

  2. Areas for each of the spectacular native species, for example the larger marsupials, or for the preservation of rare species which are not already adequately represented on the large reserves.

  3. Areas of scientific importance such as places where animals or plants occur well outside their main geographic range.

  4. Offshore islands to act as refuges for marine. fauna such as seabirds and seals and to protect populations of terrestrial animals and plants isolated from mainland stocks for varying periods of time.

  5. 5. Wetlands which are important for the conservation of aquatic plants and animals. These reserves may include areas in which controlled hunting of waterfowl can take place.

  6. Areas throughout regions of extensive clearing or alteration of the natural bushland. The aim of these sanctuaries is to permit the persistence of those species which can, to some extent, co-exist with European man and his agriculture, to add to the diversity of the landscape and retain its unique Australian character, and to provide places where people can observe or study native wildlife.

Number of Pages

91

Keywords

Flora, Fauna, Kent, Western Australia

Disciplines

Animal Sciences | Aquaculture and Fisheries | Botany | Environmental Monitoring | Hydrology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Sciences | Soil Science | Sustainability

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