The former Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s Victorian Framework for Conserving Threatened Species states:
“The Victorian Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act (FFG) places importance on prevention to ensure that more species do not become threatened in the future. The Act emphasises the importance of cooperative approaches to biodiversity conservation and recognises that all government agencies and the community need to participate in the conservation effort. The Act’s objectives aim to conserve all of Victoria’s native plants and animals.”
If the government wishes to avoid more species becoming threatened, duck shooting must be banned in Victoria. CADS’ rescuers continue to recover illegally shot protected and threatened species, including threatened Freckled and Blue-billed Ducks. This is despite the fact that the Waterfowl Identification Test was introduced in 1990, in an attempt to prevent these birds from being illegally shot.
Shooters are only required to pass the WIT test once, and protected and threatened birds continue to be targeted every duck shooting season. Continue reading to learn more about these protected and threatened species.
Native bird hunting inquiry gathers evidence from key organisations on second day of public hearings. The Legislative Council Select Committee listened to representatives of Field & Game Australia, RSPCA Victoria, SSAA Victoria, Coalition Against Duck Shooting, Australian Cypriot Sport Shooting Association – ACSSA & Wildlife Victoria. Transcripts will be available at a later date: vicparl.news/45xNZrI
Following the November 2022 election the Andrews Labor Government came close to banning duck shooting, but didn’t. The Australian Veterinary Association announced it now opposes duck shooting. Herald Sun, 15 February 2023. The season was declared on 24 February. The same day the government announced a Parliamentary Inquiry to examine Victoria’s native bird hunting arrangements. We […]
When calling the shortened 2023 Victorian duck shooting season, the Andrews Labor government announced that a parliamentary inquiry into native bird hunting would be held. Over 10,000 written submissions to parliament were lodged – the largest ever received on any issue. The Coalition Against Duck Shooting submissions can be viewed here and here. Levy and […]