Job alert: Pew Charitable Trusts is seeking a new Australian Director for its highly successful nature conservation advocacy, engaging with local people to create outcomes that work for people and nature. https://t.co/yl0E9zJwT4
Commitment to national parks waning with lower investment & fewer jobs. "there's been a loss of staff expertise: highly skilled rangers are being replaced with field officers who do not have the skills or institutional memory to manage pests and bushfires" https://t.co/uG6DdFmCle
#Outback regeneration "In a year of low rainfall, it was great to see the diversity and number of animals captured... we hope to start detecting the positive effects of our feral cat and fox control program... and see the bush returned to good health." https://t.co/wXL1eVszc0
From dreams to fire: how Aboriginals shaped biodiversity. "... for some species, human intervention was actually a good thing. It helped them to thrive and spread across Australia". Check out the cool story about why populations of hunted lizards flourish https://t.co/6v5e0FSpmy
Indigenous rangers team up with @Macquarie_Uni to solve tree death mystery.
"... pigs and buffalos, as hard hoofed animals, create channels which drives saltwater further inland..."
#Outback#ferals
https://t.co/u9VatfU5mO
A cat emerges from a mankarr (bilby) burrow and is caught on a ranger camera trap. Rangers actively monitor cat movements as part of an effort to reduce cat numbers on Martu country and protect threatened species like mankarr (bilby).
Celebrating 20 years of Indigenous protected areas. "Good policy is hard to deliver and when we are on a good thing we need to stick to it" https://t.co/lcTjqUJ1KX
350 million years in the making, the Bungle Bungle Range in #PurnululuNationalPark is utterly unique and captivating. Add this one to your must see list when visiting @austnorthwest: https://t.co/sO0uCmJEUt
Paraku Rangers pull off the impossible... again! They've now captured a 2nd photo of the highly elusive and incredibly rare night parrot. Well done - a terrific team effort!
#Outback
Outback Alliance – giving a strong voice to remote regions – “there’s a failure to take account of the particular needs and characteristics of very small, remote communities”
https://t.co/qugC6q1qQQ
#Outback@outbackalliance
Great to be back in @Kakadunationalp working with Traditional Owners, Park Staff, @NjanjmaRangers and @NESPNorthern Hub researchers. We were planning weed control at sites that will improve access to floodplains for Traditional Owners and benefit floodplain biodiversity.
Check out this little cutie! It's actually a savage* carnivore.
*Only considered savage if you're a centipede, spider, insect or small lizard.
#Outback#wildoz
An alliance of non-government and community groups have come together in a bid to make their voices heard in the Australian capital – fighting for better outcomes in outback Australia. @outbackalliance
https://t.co/vLv4Iqt5WZ
About 1 in 3 mammal species still alive today are at risk from cats & foxes. Potoroos, rock-rats, quolls and bandicoots top the list. "Introduced predators remain a significant threat to numerous mammals, many of which are clinging to survival by a thread" https://t.co/1s73QfDhhc
10 reasons why the Australian #Outback should be on your bucket list. Our fav is number 1 - witnessing iconic Aussie animals in their natural habitat https://t.co/gASr9f36IW