More than a quarter of a million hectares has been added to Western Australia's conservation estate with the expansion of Kennedy Range National Park and the newly created Pimbee National Park.
The Ningaloo Coast will be jointly managed between traditional owners and the State Government, following the historic signing of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA).
The McGowan Government has today executed a historic native title settlement agreement with the traditional owners of the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve that will provide economic, social and cultural benefits for Aboriginal communities in the area.
In an effort to boost numbers of the Western Ground Parrot, a critically endangered bird now only found in areas near Esperance, scientists and volunteers have taken the bold step in translocating a number of birds with the hopes of establishing a new mainland population.
One of Australia's smallest marsupial species will be reintroduced to Dirk Hartog Island National Park for the first time since it went extinct from the area centuries ago.
The McGowan Government is delivering a $22 million funding boost to DBCA's Enhanced Prescribed Burning Program over four years, via the 2019-20 State Budget.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ (DBCA) Parks and Wildlife Service is urging people to refrain from feeding native animals, following concerns about the number of visitors feeding animals in national parks.