31Principles of management

31 Principles of management (1) The management of wildlife under this Act is to be carried out in a manner that promotes: (a) the survival of wildlife in its natural habitat; (b) the conservation of biological diversity within the Territory; (c) the management of identified areas of habitat, vegetation, ecosystem or landscape to ensure the survival of populations of wildlife within those areas; (d) the control or prohibition of: (i) the introduction or release of prohibited entrants into the Territory; and (ii) any other act, omission or thing that adversely affects, or will or is likely to adversely affect, the capacity of wildlife to sustain its natural processes; and (e) the sustainable use of wildlife and its habitat. (2) Species of wildlife are to be managed in a manner that: (a) accords with their classification under section 29; and

Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 50 (b) in the case of threatened wildlife – maintains or increases their population and the extent of their distribution within the Territory at or to a sustainable level (which may include breeding in captivity). (3) Feral animals are to be managed in a manner that: (a) reduces their population and the extent of their distribution within the Territory; and (b) controls any detrimental effect they have on wildlife and the