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Indigenous rangers discover Boorloo / Perth Hills population of rare native fish thought to be extinct
Key points:- A native fish species, the Balston's pygmy perch was thought to be...
Giovanni Torre 25 May 2026
Indigenous rangers support Boorubee recovery on Minyumai IPA
Indigenous rangers are celebrating the return of koalas to the Minyumai Indigeno...
Callan Morse 5 May 2026
Indigenous rangers lead turtle protection push across Cape York
Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to pr...
Joseph Guenzler 31 Mar 2026
Calls grow for greater measures to tackle fuel crisis as rangers, APY Lands feel the pressure
Calls are growing for greater measures to tackle the impact of the fuel crisis i...
Giovanni Torre 27 Mar 2026
Central Australian rangers host open day and visit Mparntwe / Alice Springs school
An Aboriginal ranger group in Central Australia is working to inspire the next g...
Natasha Clark 23 Mar 2026
Traditional Owners, scientists, government and conservationists unite to get Gayini wetlands thriving again

Traditional Owners, UNSW scientists, government and conservation groups have joined forces to rebuild Gayini wetlands and get the area thriving again.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 16, 2026
Indigenous rangers find rarely seen animals in first camera survey of Truwana

The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana / Cape Barren Island off Tasmania - led by the Truwana Rangers - has recorded two rarely seen animals: white-footed dunnarts and blonde echidnas.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2026
Women on Country: First Nations rangers showing the way forward

International Women's Day - March 8 - often sparks conversations about leadership, equality and opportunity. For many Aboriginal women, those ideas have always existed in practice.

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Nicole Brown Mar 8, 2026
Round nine of WA's Aboriginal Ranger Program offers $62.5 million in support

Round 9 of Western Australia's Aboriginal Ranger Program is now open, with $62.5 million in funding available to support new and established Aboriginal ranger groups across regional WA.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 13, 2026
Construction set to begin on ranger housing at Murujuga National Park

A local Karratha builder in Australia's north-west will soon commence construction of new housing for rangers managing one of Australia's most culturally significant landscapes.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jan 19, 2026
Indigenous rangers use AI to tackle feral cats in Australia’s desert

Feral cats, introduced during early European invasion and settlement, are posing a growing threat to desert ecosystems — and Indigenous rangers are using artificial intelligence to fight back.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 18, 2026
Desert rangers team up to tackle feral animals on Martu Country

Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ) Martu Rangers have been working alongside Kiwirrkurra Rangers on remote desert Country in Western Australia's far east, targeting feral animals which threaten native wildlife...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 13, 2026
Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Arriving at one of Australia's most remote shorelines was confronting for the team tasked with clearing it of plastic pollution and abandoned fishing gear.

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Keira Jenkins Jan 12, 2026
25,000+ sqkm of land returned to Traditional Owners in one year through Indigenous Land and Sea Council

After returning more than 25,000 square kilometres of land to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 2025, the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation continues to champion First Nations' rights...

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Brendan Foster Dec 23, 2025
Indigenous rangers gather in Kimberley as land management network reaches record scale

More than 200 Aboriginal rangers from across northern Western Australia gathered in Broome recently for what organisers say is the largest-ever meeting of the Kimberley Ranger Network.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 22, 2025
Yued Aboriginal Corporation welcomes Indigenous Ranger Program support

Yued Aboriginal Corporation is set to receive approximately $2.7 million over three years through the latest Indigenous Ranger Program Expansion grants from the National Indigenous Australians Authori...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 19, 2025
Caring for Sea Country supported through extension of ghost net initiative

The Northern Territory's Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed the federal government's support of Indigenous ranger groups through its ghost net initiative. Announced Thursday, $25.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 19, 2025
Young Martu rangers help protect vulnerable desert skink in WA

Young rangers from the remote Aboriginal community of Jigalong in Western Australia's Pilbara are helping protect the mulyamiji, also known as the Great Desert Skink, a nationally listed vulnerable sp...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 18, 2025
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