Reading the Country is a series created by Warlpiri knowledge holders from the Northern and Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Ares with the Central Land Council.

Since Yapa stopped walking their country, many changes have occurred. These changes include the introduction and proliferation of feral animals and weeds species, altered fire regimes and changes in water quality at important wetlands due to feral animal impacts. Cats and foxes …

Twenty-nine mammal species have become extinct since European settlement - more than 10% of Australia’s endemic mammal fauna. Native mammals have been in broad scale decline across northern Australia, however the mammal populations on Bathurst Island near Darwin in the …

In Ngallabigee in Cape York Peninsula the practice of traditional burning has been absent for over two decades. In this video, Traditional Owner Dion Creek explains how Ngallabigee has changed over that time and highlights why cultural practices, such as traditional burning, are …

Aak Puul Ngantam rangers and traditional owners have reduced feral pig predation on turtle nests by 90%. Local knowledge and an inter-generational understanding of country has been instrumental in this outcome.

This video provides an overview of how Traditional Owners in the north Kimberley are taking care of country and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through traditional fire management. Traditional Owners in the North Kimberley are applying the Carbon Farming Initiative savanna …