What is the process for the Botanic Gardens Trust to get approval to relocate the flying-foxes?
They Grey-headed Flying-fox is a protected native species and is listed as vulnerable under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act of 1995 and under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Their population decline is attributed primarily to habitat loss. Relocation must be approved by both State and Commonwealth governments. At the State level, approval to relocate the flying-foxes is required under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and at a federal level under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Before undertaking the noise disturbance relocation program, application has to be made to the Director General, NSW Department of Environment & Climate Change, as well as to the Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts. Approval has been granted by the NSW Government. However, the Commonwealth Government requires the preparation of a Public Environment Report – a process which
