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Native Animal Keepers

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  • Services
  • Information
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  • New Applications

    • Apply online for a Native Animal Keepers Licence

      Apply online for a Native Animal Keepers Licence

    Renewals

    • Renew your Native Animal Keepers Licence Online

      Renew your native animal keepers licence

    Look up a Record

    • Current Native Animal Species List

      List of all native animal species that may be kept under licence in NSW

    • Exempt Species List

      A list of native animal species that can be kept without a licence

    • Threatened Species list

      List of all threatened Flora and Fauna in NSW

    Information And Links

    • Manage your native animal holdings online

      Use an E-book instead of lodging paper returns

    • All about Wildlife Licensing in NSW

      Information and resources about Wildlife Licensing in NSW

    • Native Animal Fact Sheets

      Fact sheets about some well-known native animals in NSW

    • Wildlife Trade and Conservation

      Wildlife Trade and Conservation information from the Australian Government

  • Companion Licence

    Companion licences are a limited form of animal keepers licences that allow only one native animal as a pet. Issued in the following classes:
    1) Companion Bird keeper's licence
    2) Companion Reptile keeper's licence
    3) Companion Amphibian keeper's licence

    Native Animal Keepers Licence

    Native Animal Keepers Licences are required to keep native birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles as pets. The following classes of licences are issued:

    Bird keeper's licence: Required to keep native birds as pets. Issued in the following classes:
    1) Basic Bird
    2) Advanced Bird
    3) Emu Endorsement

    Reptile keeper's licence: Required to keep native reptiles as pets. Issued in the following classes:
    1) Basic Reptile
    2) Advanced Reptile, Non Venomous
    3) Advanced Reptile, Venomous, Category 1
    4) Advanced Reptile, Venomous, Category 2
    5) Advanced Reptile, Venomous, Category 3

    Amphibian keeper's licence: It's against the law to collect frogspawn, tadpoles or frogs from the wild, but with an NPWS licence you can still witness metamorphosis in action. Issued in the following classes:
    1) Basic Amphibian
    2) Advanced Amphibian

    Mammal keeper's licence: Only three native mammals can be kept as pets in NSW: dingos, spinifex hopping-mice and plains rats. You'll need a licence for the last two of these. Issued in the following classes:
    1) Basic Mammal


  • Wildlife Licensing and Management Unit, PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 1481
    (02) 9585 6406
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Office of Environment & Heritage

Import / Export of Native Animals

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  • New Applications

    • Apply online for a Native Animal Import / Export Licence

      Apply for a Licence to import or export protected native animals

  • Import / Export Licence

    The interstate import and export of fauna is subject to monitoring and regulatory controls by the fauna protection agencies in all states and territories. Licences are issued in the following classes:
    1) Licence to export protected fauna out of NSW
    2) Licence to import protected fauna into NSW


  • Wildlife Licensing and Management Unit, PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 1481
    (02) 9585 6406
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Office of Environment & Heritage

Scientific Research, Education & Conservation

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  • If you’re planning an activity or project for research, education or conservation purposes that is likely to harm or damage protected flora, fauna or their habitat, or be conducted within a national park, then you will probably need one of these.


    Scientific research, education and conservation
    Apply online for a Native Flora & Fauna Research Licence

  • New Applications

    • Apply online for a Native Flora & Fauna Research Licence

      Licence to undertake activities or research likely to harm or endanger flora & fauna.

    Look up a Record

    • Atlas of Living Australia

      National initiative providing online access to Australia's biodiversity information

    Information And Links

    • The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domains Trust

      Statutory body managing Botanic Gardens in NSW

  • Scientific Licence

    You will require a licence under section 132C of the National Parks and Wildlife Act if you wish to undertake an activity for scientific, educational or conservation purposes, that is likely to result in one or more of the following:

    1) Harm to any protected fauna, or to an animal that is a threatened species or is part of an endangered population or an endangered ecological community.
    2) Harm to any protected native plant, or any plant that is a threatened species or is part of an endangered population or an endangered ecological community. You will need a licence if you plan to collect voucher specimens for identification purposes, pick cuttings or whole plants, or collect seed.
    3) Damage to critical habitat.
    4) Damage to a habitat of a threatened species, an endangered population or an endangered ecological community.


  • Wildlife Licensing and Management Unit, PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 1481
    (02) 9585 6406
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Office of Environment & Heritage

Other Wildlife licences

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  • controlling native animals (for property owners), catching and releasing reptiles, emu egg carving and various other wildlife licences.
    Other Wilidlife licences

  • Information And Links

    • Licences to harm wildlife

      Licences for land owners and developers to harm native animals or threatened species

    • Occupiers Licence

      Occupier licences to harm native animals on private property

    • Licence to harm a threatened species

      Licence to harm a threatened species, population or ecological community

    • Taxidermy Licences

      Licences to carry out taxidermy or hold preserved native fauna

    • Licence to use pesticide for managing birds

      Licence to use a prescribed substance to harm any bird in NSW.

    • Licence to Catch and Release Reptiles

      Licences for suitably qualified people to catch and release reptiles.

    • Emu egg carving licence

      If you want to carve or decorate emu eggs (also known as Kalti Paarti), you'll need a licence from the NPWS

  • Other Wildlife Licences

    A number of other Wildlife licences are issued in NSW, these are:

    For Property Owners and Developers
    1) General Licence to harm flying-foxes (to orotecting commercial crops from flying-fox damage)
    2) Occupier licences to harm native animals on private property
    3) Licence to harm a threatened species, population or ecological community

    Other Licences:
    1) Licence to carry out taxidermy or hold preserved specimens of native fauna.
    2) Licnce to use a prescribed substance to harm any bird in NSW
    3) Licence to suitably qualified people to catch and release reptiles
    4) Licences to carve or decorate emu eggs


  • Wildlife Licensing and Management Unit, PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 1481
    (02) 9585 6406
    Send Email
    Website
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Category Index
1. Native Animal Keepers 2. Import / Export of Native Animals 3. Scientific Research, Education & Conservation 4. Other Wildlife licences
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Native Animal Keepers Apply online for a Native Animal Keepers Licence
Apply online for a Native Animal Keepers Licence Native Animal Keepers Renew your Native Animal Keepers Licence Online
Renew your native animal keepers licence Import / export of native animals Apply online for a Native Animal Import / Export Licence
Apply for a Licence to import or export protected native animals Scientific research, education and conservation Apply online for a Native Flora & Fauna Research Licence
Licence to undertake activities or research likely to harm or endanger flora & fauna.
Useful Links
Manage your native animal holdings online
Use an E-book instead of lodging paper returns All about Wildlife Licensing in NSW
Information and resources about Wildlife Licensing in NSW Native Animal Fact Sheets
Fact sheets about some well-known native animals in NSW Current Native Animal Species List
List of all native animal species that may be kept under licence in NSW Exempt Species List
A list of native animal species that can be kept without a licence Threatened Species list
List of all threatened Flora and Fauna in NSW Wildlife Trade and Conservation
Wildlife Trade and Conservation information from the Australian Government Atlas of Living Australia
National initiative providing online access to Australia's biodiversity information The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domains Trust
Statutory body managing Botanic Gardens in NSW Licences to harm wildlife
Licences for land owners and developers to harm native animals or threatened species

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