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Wildlife trade operations

In order to export Australian native animal or plant specimens and/or CITES listed specimens for commercial purposes, the specimens must come from an approved program such as a wildlife trade operation.

There are different types of Wildlife trade operations. These include market testing operations, small-scale operations, developmental operations, commercial fisheries, provisional operations or existing stocks operations. Approval is for a maximum of three years.

You can read more about commercial fisheries on our fisheries page.

Wildlife trade operations are made and amended in the following ways:

  • A declaration of a wildlife trade management plan is made through an instrument signed by the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and published on the Federal Register of Legislation.
  • A declaration may be varied by specifying additional or new conditions, or revoking or varying existing conditions by a subsequent instrument published on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Application form and guidelines

Applying for approval of a wildlife trade operation

If you would like your operation to be included in the list of approved wildlife trade operation (to be assessed as suitable under national environment law), complete the:

Application form and guidelines for approval of a wildlife trade operation (PDF - 248.35 KB) ​
Application form and guidelines for approval of a wildlife trade operation (DOCX - 160.25 KB) ​

Commercial trade in live native mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians is prohibited.

Exporters sourcing specimens from an approved program must also have export permit issued by the Department.

Apply for a permit

Approved wildlife trade operations

The wildlife trade operations currently approved under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are listed below. Conditions of approval, species covered and period of approval, are specified in the individual declarations.

For operations with expired approvals see: Archived wildlife trade operations

Approved fisheries wildlife trade operations can be found on the department’s fisheries page.

Existing stocks

State Program name Species Organisation Approval period Declarations and variations
From To
Qld Export of Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Jardini Pty Ltd 23 April 2020 23 April 2023 Jardini Pty Ltd
Qld Hinternoosa Hatchery Australian Lungfish Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Hinternoosa Hatchery 6 May 2021 23 April 2024 Declaration - F2021N00086 - registered 6 May 2021
Vic Commercial export of preserved taxidermy specimens of native Australian wildlife and non-native exotic species   South Pacific Taxidermy 3 July 2020 3 July 2023 South Pacific Taxidermy
Vic Victorian Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2021-2023 Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 11 December 2020 10 December 2023 Victorian Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2021-2023

Small scale

State Program name Species Organisation Approval period Declarations and variations
From To
ACT Paul Hailes Queen Ants trading as ANTSHOPAUS PTY LTD Australian native ant species Paul Hailes Queen Ants trading as ANTSHOPAUS PTY LTD 30 September 2022 30 September 2025 Paul Hailes Queen Ants trading as ANTSHOPAUS PTY LTD
NSW Mark's Products and Services Various parrot and raptor species Mark's Products and Services 16 July 2020 30 June 2023 Mark's Products and Services
NSW MDS Australia Pty Ltd Various avian species MDS Australia Pty Ltd 2 October 2019 2 October 2022 MDS Australia Pty Ltd
NT Southern Cross Botanicals Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana​) Southern Cross Botanicals 29 March 2021 29 March 2024 Southern Cross Botanicals
Qld Australian Insect Farm – Invertebrates Australian native invertebrates Australian Insect Farm 9 July 2021 9 July 2024 Australian Insect Farm
Qld Hinternoosa Hatchery Australian Lungfish Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Hinternoosa Hatchery 10 May 2021 23 April 2024 Declaration - F2021N00088 - registered 10 May 2021
Qld Queen Ant Harvesting (Victoria and Queensland) Various ant species Queen Ant Harvesting 16 March 2020 16 March 2023 Queen Ant Harvesting
SA Harvest of Yacca Gum from Kangaroo Island Yacca Gum Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana Craig Mostyn Group 19 November 2019 18 November 2022 Yacca Gum
SA Venom, venom products and other products derived from venomous snakes Various snake species (excluding EPBC Act threatened species) Venom Supplies 26 November 2020 26 November 2023 Venom Supplies
Tas Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd – Harvest and Commercial Export of Wallaby Products from Tasmania Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) and Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) Lenah Game Meats 26 April 2023 26 April 2026 Lenah Game Meats
Tas Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers Various native species Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers 16 September 2021 15 September 2024 Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers
Tas Wildlife Trade Operation for the Export of Wallaby Products that have been Harvested from Tasmania 2021-2024 Red-necked (Bennett’s) Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) and Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) Wild Game Resources Australia 29 September 2021 28 September 2024 Wild Game Resources Australia
Vic Commercial export of preserved taxidermy specimens of native Australian wildlife and non-native exotic species   South Pacific Taxidermy 3 July 2020 3 July 2023 South Pacific Taxidermy
Vic Queen Ants trading as Fluyt Australian native ant species Queen Ants trading as Fluyt 22 February 2023 22 February 2026 Queen Ants trading as Fluyt
Vic Mr Fern - Victorian tree ferns Dicksonia antarctica and Cyathea australis Mr Fern Nurseries 6 December 2019 5 December 2022 Salvage-harvest and export native Australian tree-ferns
Vic Queen of Ants Australian native Queen ants Queen of Ants 22 October 2020 22 October 2023 Queen of Ants
Vic Queen Ant Harvesting (Victoria and Queensland) Various ant species Queen Ant Harvesting 16 March 2020 16 March 2023 Queen Ant Harvesting
WA Crazy Crabs Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobita variabilis) Crazy Crabs 22 December 2021 22 December 2024 Crazy Crabs
WA Tycraft Pty Ltd Giant Clams Giant clams (Tridacna maxima) Tycraft Pty Ltd, trading as Cocos Marine 19 April 2019 15 April 2022 Tycraft Pty Ltd Giant Clams

Developmental

State Program name Species Organisation Approval period Declarations and variations
From To
Vic Victorian Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2021-2023 Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 11 December 2020 10 December 2023 Victorian Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2021-2023

Market testing

There are currently no wildlife trade operations under this heading

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