Wildlife Trade Management Plan – Queensland Crocodile Farming 1 January 2018 - 31 December 2022
Due to the impacts of coronavirus on working arrangements, stakeholders are requested to contact the Wildlife Trade Sections via email rather than telephone. Please email wps@awe.gov.au with any questions about applying for a permit or for queries relating to existing permit applications. If you have an existing application, please include your application reference number in your email. We will respond to your query as soon as possible.
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About the Management Plan
The purpose of this Wildlife Trade Management Plan (WTMP) is to provide for the sustainable farming of crocodiles in Queensland, specifically to fulfil the requirements for a WTMP under Part 13A, Section 303FO of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) (EPBC Act). The objectives sought are that:
- Farming of estuarine and freshwater crocodiles in Queensland does not negatively impact the conservation of crocodiles in the wild in Queensland.
- Crocodiles are humanely treated in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Humane Treatment of Wild and Farmed Australian Crocodiles (the Australian Code).
This WTMP is supplementary to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Nature Conservation (Estuarine Crocodiles) Conservation Plan 2007 and the Queensland Crocodile Management Plan released in March 2017.
This WTMP is valid for a maximum of five years from 1 January 2018.