Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat continues to be protected

The Western Swamp Tortoise is the most endangered tortoise or turtle species on Earth. It is listed under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the United Nations Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) as a critically endangered species.

The Minister for Environment has approved the Environmental Protection (Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat) Policy 2011. This new policy replaces the 2002 policy and continues to protect the habitat of the Western Swamp Tortoise in the Swan Valley and lists actions that might degrade the critically endangered Western Swamp Tortoise habitat.