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Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
31Principles of management
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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
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(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