Applications for this year's Desert Internship Program are open until May 24!

Read all about last year's internship below, and find out how to apply this year via our website.

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Kuyu-pungu share their skills!

Good story here about expert Warlpiri trackers' launch of Yitaki Maninjaku Ngurungka (Reading the Country) with the Central Land Council.

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Beautiful drone shot taken by Ngururrpa Rangers at a drone training workshop in 2022. Drones are increasingly being used in ranger work, helping rangers with cultural mapping, looking after threatened species, and keeping Elders connected to country as they become less mobile.

The IDA is looking for an ecologist!

For more information, and how to apply, head here: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2024/2002…

'In 2022-23 Indigenous ranger groups ... travelled more than 58,000km by air and road, burning from cars, on foot and dropping incendiaries.

These burns were astoundingly effective,' says Rohan Fisher from Charles Darwin University.

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Mulla mulla on Nyangumarta Country. 💜

Applications for the Desert Internship Program are officially open - get your career on the desert track working with Indigenous rangers!

Applications close May 24, find out how to apply via the link below.

bit.ly/desertinternsh…

Image courtesy of Nyangumarta Rangers.

Yitaki Mani, or Reading the Country, has been launched at Central Land Council's 2024 Ranger Camp. The two-way learning resources were developed with kuyu pungu (expert trackers) and CLC, to pass down knowledge on reading country to younger generations.

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Lava lava (Pink and grey galahs) by Monica Njamme, Ngururrpa ranger, on a trip organised by Ngururrpa Women Rangers to engage young women in ranger work.

We're looking for a Fire Officer (Female) based in Perth or an appropriate regional centre to join the team.

For more information on the role and how to apply, see below.

nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2024/2002…

More on Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Rangers' rare kakarratul discovery last week!

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'It's good being a ranger. It's not always easy - you need discipline - but it's good knowing we're out there on country doing our bit.' - Lynette Wildridge, senior Nyangumarta ranger.

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Who's that, hopping about its burrow? 👀
It's an Easter bilby! 🧡

We're proud to work with Kiwirrkurra Rangers, Indigenous Desert Alliance and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia to monitor and manage wild bilbies.

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Mammal Monday.
A Mitchell’s hopping mouse (Notomys mitchelii) caught in a fauna survey in the AW region. 
They are nocturnal native rodents, spending their days in shared burrows made up of deep, interconnected vertical shafts dug into the sand.

#wildoz #mammals

Tomorrow, at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, we will celebrate the launch of Mulyamiji March! 🦎 👀

During March, 20 Indigenous ranger groups will join forces to protect tjakuṟa (aka mulyamji, great desert skink) from extinction. Indigenous Desert Alliance

Visit: nesplandscapes.edu.au/2024/03/06/mul…

RTW were proud to join Traditional Owners, the Indigenous Desert Alliance & National Malleefowl Recovery Group on Morapoi Station to document the national 2023 Malleefowl Workshop.

An incredible 3 day cultural & scientific knowledge exchange for the future of a remarkable bird.
Watch: indigenousdesertalliance.com/events/past-ev…

The AW team have been actively engaged in monitoring and treating buffel grass in our region this summer, which has experienced cooler and wetter conditions than usual.

#wildoz #buffel #weeds #invasivespecies

Sam Murray, Deputy CEO of the IDA, was at #NASFF2024 speaking about her key takeaway on COP28. 'We always talk about having seats at the table, but that's not just Aboriginal people we need, we need people who understand the work that rangers do.'

Murnkurrumurnkurru Rangers Jerome Bernard, Helma Bernard and Clifford McGinness speaking about fire management at #NASFF2024 .

'The desert is rough and there are not many roads. We can use the plane to take more TOs who show us where to burn.'