Department for Environment and Water

Living with wildlife

Learn to live in harmony with native animals and manage their impacts effectively.

Keeping native animals

Learn about what to consider if you want to keep a native animal in South Australia.

Threatened species and ecological communities

Identify threatened species in South Australia and explore strategies for maintaining and enhancing conservation outcomes.

Sustainable use of animals and plants

Explore sustainable hunting, harvesting, and collection practices that minimise impacts to a species’ conservation status.

Helping and protecting wildlife

Discover when and how to assist native animals and plants.

H5 avian influenza (bird flu)

Keep updated with the latest information on the viral disease affecting animals worldwide.

Moving native animals

Learn why, when and how the department allows people to move native animals.

Using animals in research and teaching

Understand the requirements for using animals in science.

Animal welfare

Explore animal welfare, covering both native and introduced species, domesticated and wild.

Animal and plant laws

Understand the laws governing the department's role in supporting and regulating animal and plant management.

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.