The Department of Sustainability and Environment conserves threatened native species and deals with pest plants and animals.
Topics of interest
- Glenelg Ark
Glenelg Ark is a fox control and wildlife monitoring project in far south west Victoria.
- Karak! - Protecting the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Find out what we’re doing to protect our Commonwealth Games mascot, Karak the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo.
- The Weeds and Pests on Public Land (Including National Parks) Initiative
The Weeds and Pests on Public Land Initiative is one of Victoria's largest ever initiatives to reduce the impact of weeds and pest animals on public land.
- Swooping Birds
Understanding why native birds swoop can make breeding season less stressful.
- Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria
We maintain a list of plants that are extinct, threatened or rare in Victoria.
- Wildlife Rescue Groups
Help for Wildlife provides 24-hour emergency support for distressed wildlife.
- Flying-Foxes - Update
Find out about the State Government’s successful program to relocate Grey-headed Flying-foxes from the Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens to Yarra Bend Park.
- Tackling Weeds on Private Land initiative
Tackling Victoria’s weeds problem requires coordinated effort from all land custodians.
- Victorian Koala Management Strategy
Victoria's Koala Management Strategy is a formal plan to guide the management of Victoria’s koala population.
- Southern Ark
An integrated large-scale fox control program in far East Gippsland is helping native wildlife.