The preservation and promotion of biodiversity, the protection of wild animals and their habitats as well as the use of game and fish stocks are at the heart of our tasks.

We enforce the relevant federal and cantonal legislation such as the Nature and Cultural Heritage Protection Act, the Hunting Act, the Fisheries Act and the associated ordinances and regulations. This results in nature and animal protection obligations with many points of contact with other cantonal departments and offices, municipalities and organizations in nature conservation, hunting and fishing.