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Management program for the saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory of Australia 2009-2013

Details:

Title

Management program for the saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory of Australia 2009-2013

Creator

Fukuda, Yusuke; Delaney, Robyn; Leach, Gregory J

Issued by

Northern Territory. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT

Date

2009-04

Description

The draft program is open for public comment to Friday 29 May 2009. Includes Summary document.

Notes

Date:2009-04; Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Language

English

Subject

Crocodylus porosus -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Conservation -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Control -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Government Policy -- Northern Territory

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government

Place of publication

Darwin

Edition

Draft.

Format

60 pages : illustration, maps ; 30 cm.

File type

application/pdf

ISBN

9781921519260

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Related links

http://hdl.handle.net/10070/214159[Final Edition]

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/212633

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/716134

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/716136

Page content

Draft Management Program for the Saltwater Crocodile in the Northern Territory 59 The land tenure of the areas where animals were harvested. A summary of public feedback on the safari hunting program. 9. Adaptive Management The success of the trial safari hunting program will be reviewed each year by PWSNT and the approval committee and on expiry to ensure that the goal and aims of this management plan are achieved. If required, the Director of Parks and Wildlife may impose changes to the operations of the safari hunting program, additional permit conditions or limitations on the size of crocodiles to ensure that the goal and aims of this crocodile management plan are achieved. The annual review process will provide recommendations for the accompaniment of hunts by PWSNT staff. 10. Penalties for non-compliance Under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000, wildlife related offences carry a penalty of 500 penalty units or imprisonment for five years for a person and 2500 penalty units in the case of a body corporate. Failure to comply with the conditions of a permit issued under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000 carries a penalty of 50 penalty units for a person and 250 penalty units for a body corporate.