Native Animals

The Alice Springs Desert Park is the essential introduction to Central Australia. It is a world-leader that showcases the natural and cultural environment of the Centre in three stunning habitats. The Park provides a sensitive and realistic insight into Aboriginal culture by display and interpretation of the traditional use of plants and animals.

Provides information on the Animal Welfare Act, Codes of Practice and the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee in the Northern Territory.

The Department of Land Resource Management is responsible for implementing the Bushfires Act and supporting landholders with fire mitigation, water allocation planning including licensing and permits, wildlife rescue and management of pest animals, managing the NT Herbarium, soil management, rangelands management, native vegetation land clearing, and weeds management.

This section provides a brief overview of the nature of the Territory; the geography, climate, environments and flora and fauna. More detailed information is also available via the menu system for particular environments, bioregions, plants, animals, and conservation management issues.

The Northern Territory Parks and Conservation Masterplan is being developed by the Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, in association with the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage (Parks Australia North), and the Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Councils. Its main focus is the conservation of biodiversity in the NT.

The Territory Wildlife Park is set within 400 hectares of natural bushland and showcases the native flora and fauna of the top end of the Northern Territory. Either travel on shuttle trains along a 4km road or wander along 6km of bush trails that link all 26 major exhibits including the nocturnal house, aquarium, aviaries, a natural monsoonal forest and Goose lagoon.