Native Plants and Animals

Welcome to the Native Plants and Animals pages of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries website.

The department is responsible for policies and programs to manage native flora and fauna on public and private land and in terrestrial, marine, estuarine and freshwater environments. Our key focus is to ensure that flora and fauna can survive, flourish and maintain their potential for evolutionary development in the wild. We also provide expert advice on conserving and managing species in addition to regulating wildlife possession, trade and the taking of native plants and animals.

To assist you to find information quickly and easily, please make a selection from the topic links below or from the menu at the left of the page.

Quick links

	DEPI Advisory List of Threatened Invertebrate Fauna In Victoria - 2009 Completes the set of DEPI Advisory Lists for species
	Flying-foxes Latest information about flying-foxes in Victoria
	Victoria's Koala Management Strategy How the Koala is being managed in Victoria
	Swooping birds How to deal with pesky peckers
	Possums Learning to live with possums
	Compliance and enforcement
	Keeping and Trading in Wildlife in Victoria Information about owning and selling wildlife
	Threatened species and communities How we manage our most threatened plants and animals