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Most Victorians assume our state Wildlife Act exists to protect wildlife. In reality, the Wildlife Act of 1975 largely exists to protect exotic game animals (like deer) and regulate the […]...

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Who would have thought? Asks Executive Director Matt Ruchel. “Ineffective”, leading to “piecemeal decisions”, “outdated”, and “not fit to address current or...

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Proper management of biodiversity requires strong scienceeadership, says Nature Conservation Campaigner John Kotsiaris. Over theast twelve months, Victorians have heard a...

PARK WATCH December 2020 | 2028 Victorian threatened species are in need of conservation action, writes Campaigner John Kotsiaris....

PARK WATCH December 2020 | Victoria’s new threatened species list should always declare risk of extinction in Victoria, explains Campaigner John Kotsiaris....

It’s time to honour Victoria’s natural web of life, not destroy it. It’s time to partner with scientists, First Nations and community to look after our native forest and river...

PARK WATCH September 2020 | The reveal of the failures of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment (see previous article) comes right at a time when the Morrison Government is reviewing our […]...

PARK WATCH June 2020 | VNPA Executive Director Matt Ruchel guides us through the review of the EBPC Act. The main piece of national environmental law, the Environment Protection and […]...

PARK WATCH June 2020 | A small step in the right direction, but not far enough to address the extent of species decline in Victoria. The Flora and Fauna Guarantee […]...