Nyul Nyul Rangers past the test
September, 29, 2009
The Nyul Nyul rangers have recently made the transition from emerging to full-time Working on Country. The group has been concentrating on revising work plans to reflect their full-time status and harness their commitment to continually improve biodiversity and conservation management along the coastline.
The rangers have been monitoring ants and mosquitoes along the coast by checking traps and population hot spots along the coast. They have also been involved in regular coastal patrols through a contact with AQIS to inspect any debris for foreign bugs, which could be harmful to Australia’s native flora and fauna.
Weed eradication projects have been taking place near Beagle Bay in an attempt to remove foreign species.
The Nyul Nyul rangers have also been collecting native Indigenous plant seeds to propagate and plant out in replacement of noxious weeds.
Recording information about country, plant mapping, plant identification and creating databases to store the information are some of the skills the rangers are learning through their TAFE training in Conservation and Land Management.
