New protections for two of Australia’s most vulnerable reptiles following decision at international wildlife conference SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (3 Dec. 2025) ― Two of Australia’s most vulnerable reptile species have been awarded strengthened protections from international commercial wildlife trade following a decision today at the 20th meeting of the Conference of...
Every year, Australia’s state and territory governments allow private
landholders to kill hundreds of thousands of native animals—animals that
are otherwise protected by law.
For the first time ever, the Licence to Kill report quantifies the national scale of the
licensed killing of Australia’s native wildlife using data obtained from state
and territory governments.
