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The Department of Wildlife and National Parks is entrusted to enforce the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 [Act 76] to protect wildlife species whether mature or immature regardless whether it can be tamed or bred in captivity. This does not include marine species, fishes and domesticated species such as cats, dogs and others.
Apart from protecting wildlife species, the Department is also entrusted to protect and manage several forests which are gazetted as national parks, reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. This is to ensure the continued existence of the nation's wildlife species.
Due to high value and high demand from the international market, wildlife has become the main target by poachers with special interest. Hence the Department has strengthened its effort in enforcing the laws to conserve the biodiversity resources effectively. The enforcement of the law is implemented at all level which covers the headquarters, states and districts. These tasks and responsibilities are implemented through the following programmes: