Indicator description

Why is it indicative

What does the data show

Data

Acknowledgment

Indicator description

The number of recreational licences issued to recreational hunters by the Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment for the shooting and taking of native species.

Why is it indicative

The number of recreational permits issued for the taking of native species provides a measure of the number of indigenous animals taken from the wild and a measure of the pressure of such activities on biological diversity.

What does the data show

• In the five years from 1997 to 2002 the Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment isued approximately 35,000 licences for the taking of native species.
   
• Over 70% of all licences issued were for the taking of wallabies.
   
• The number of permits issued for all species declined by 40% from 1997 to 2002.
   

Data

Recreational licences issued by the Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment for the taking of native species table to be inserted.

Acknowledgment

Greg Hocking, Nature Conservation Branch, Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment

Adapted from National State of the Environment Key Indicator 8.2