Department of Parks and Wildlife

The lands and waters managed by the department received in 2014-15[4] 18.6 million visits a year, with visitor satisfaction at a high level of 89%.

[5] Western Australian national parks and reserves received 20 million visits in a single year for the first time in 2016–17 and a visitor satisfaction level of 92.5 per cent.

During 2015–16, 5,189 active volunteers of the total 13,737 registered individuals contributed 638,747 voluntary hours to more than 200 Parks and Wildlife environmental and recreational programs.

[9] There are a number of internationally recognised biodiversity hotspots within Western Australia and in particular in the south west of the state.

This included conducting controlled burns to reduced fuel load, and research into the behaviour and effects of bushfires.

Western Australia Parks and Wildlife National Park Ranger assessing public frequentation on a Metro Count Vehicle Classifier System, Warren National Park, Donnelly District, December 2014.
Western Australia Parks and Wildlife Conservation Employee changing a culvert pipe at Dombakup Block, Warren State Forest in May 2015.
WA Parks and Wildlife fire crew lighting a prescribed burn at Octopus Bore track buffer, Lorna Glen former pastoral lease, now joint managed with traditional owners , May 2015.
Western Australia Parks and Wildlife Fire Fighters mopping up the fireline with the help of a Gang Truck fire appliance (GT3 - Donnelly 36) after a machinery constructed track was opened on a bushfire on Topanup Block, Tone State Forest, March 2015.