Oppose the Bounty Bill
Your urgent voice can stop this harmful and irresponsible legislation.
Following the recent introduction of the Game and Feral Animal Legislation Amendment (Conservation Hunting) Bill 2025 by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (‘SFF’), the NSW Government is considering legislation that would establish a "Conservation Hunting Authority", a “right to hunt”, and expand recreational hunting on Crown land under the false claim of conservation.
This regressive and dangerous Bill is being rammed through the NSW Upper House and Lower House as the result of political deals between NSW Labor and the SFF.
Action Hub
Your voice can stop this regressive and dangerous Bill before it becomes law.
Choose your action based on your location:
✔ Send your personalised email to YOUR local NSW MP
✔ Your NSW MP represents YOU and must listen
✔ Takes less than 2 minutes
✔ Target NSW decision-makers directly
✔ Demonstrate public and community opposition
✔ Takes less than 2 minutes
The Bill proposes to:
The Bill at a glance
Introduce a “right to hunt”
Establish a new “Conservation Hunting Authority”
Expand recreational hunting access on Crown land
Introduce bounty schemes
Divert taxpayer funding from meaningful conservation methods
Override scientific evidence about hunting ineffectiveness and bounty schemes.
By sending an urgent email today, you can help stop this legislation from undermining meaningful conservation efforts and the indiscriminate killing of animals across NSW.
What the evidence shows
Contemporary scientific evidence is conclusive. It proves that:
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Studies demonstrate that bounties remove less than 10% of target populations and that recreational hunting is ineffective;
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Bounty programs cost approx. $264 per animal killed, with no measurable environmental benefit, and are historically “riddled with fraud”;
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NSW has issued nearly 17,000 "Licence to Harm" permits since 2017, killing almost 1.9 million protected animals, such as kangaroos, wallabies, flying-foxes, emus, and native birds;
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The NSW Premier and SFF claim this Bill will protect native species, yet nearly 1,000 native animals are already threatened with extinction in NSW - a 50% increase in just 10 years;
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The RSPCA explicitly opposes recreational hunting due to the "inherent and inevitable pain and suffering caused" to animals. There will be no animal welfare oversight, including species type, and therefore limited enforcement of animal welfare laws.
Looking for other ways to help?
Note: these call buttons work on mobile devices only. Alternatively, you can phone the NSW Premier on (02) 7225 6000 and the Opposition Leader on (02) 9527 1477.