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Animals can become damaging when they cause more damage than benefit to our values (Braysher 1993). For the purposes of environmental management and conservation in Western Australia, these values include social, environmental and agricultural values. Damaging animals can include that are both introduced and endemic to Western Australia (Braysher 1993).
 When animals become damaging they can have significant harmful impacts on our lifestyle, biodiversity and primary productivity. They can have direct effects on native animals as competitors and predators and they can harbour parasites and diseases. They can also cause Habitat degradation and damage crops, pastures and property.
The management of damaging animals is a complex task because its purpose is to balance the needs of humans and wildlife for the benefit of both. Management of damaging animals must integrate the social and economic implications of pest management as well as conserving biodiversity. Damage by animals is one of several factors that influence environmental management and conservation practices and priorities in Western Australia.
 This guidance provides a framework for the prevention and control of damage by animals on Government managed land and privately managed land. It aims to assist DEC to work with the Western Australian community to minimise the damage caused by animals, while maintaining the welfare of the animals, preserving our social and economic values and conserving Western Australia’s unique biodiversity.
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