Protecting significant desert species

Rangers across the desert have joined forces to protect the iconic Tjakuṟa, Tjalapa, Mulyamiji, Warrarna, Nampu or Great Desert Skink.

The Great Desert Skink is a species of cultural significance for Indigenous people, both as an important tjukurrpa species and historically, a favoured food resource. It occurs almost exclusively on Aboriginal land. Threatened by the combined impacts of unmanaged wildfire and feral cat predation these iconic lizards have disappeared from many sites they were formerly known from, but continue to thrive in areas where Indigenous Rangers conduct traditional burning and/or cat management.

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Right Way Desert Fire is a fire regime that promotes biodiversity through the application of collaborative, landscape-scale, Indigenous-led fire management that is reflective of traditional practice. The Indigenous Desert Alliance Foundation provides capacity building, operational, and project management support to desert-based Indigenous ranger groups burning Country.

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