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The article presents the summary review of public submissions on the 2003 independent review of the Western Shield program for the conservation of wildlife and natural resources in Western Australia as of December 2004. The independent panel appointed to review the Department of Conservation and Land Management's (CALM) Western Shield program provided its final draft to the Executive Director of CALM in September 2003. The Minister for the Environment made the report available to the public and invited public comment through a media statement on 10 October 2003. The closing date for submissions was 21 November 2003. Advice on making submissions was provided to enquirers at CALM offices and on CALM's web site (www.naturebase.net).