World Ranger Day 2020

World Ranger Day is marked across the globe each year on 31 July.

This day honours the courage, sacrifice and important work of rangers do to protect our natural heritage and preserve Earth’s biodiversity, performed at the risk of their own lives.

In honour of World Ranger Day, Indigenous.gov.au reflects on the work of Australia’s Indigenous Rangers through the stories published in the past year:

The Bunya Mountain Murri Rangers shared how ancient fire techniques coupled with modern drone surveillance techniques are leading to improved environmental outcomes in the Bunya Mountain region of Queensland.

The Tjuwanpa Women Rangers showed us how they are inspiring and encouraging women to become rangers.

Cedric Ankin described his experience with the Learning On Country program and his traineeship and working with the Bawinanga Djelk Rangers.

Gatha Munungurr shared how becoming a Fisheries Inspector will help him and his team manage illegal fishing in an Indigenous Protected Area which covers 450,000 hectares of sea country.

Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporation (DWAC) inspired the next generation of rangers at the Yirrganydji Junior & Cadet Ranger Program Cultural Camp in Far North Queensland.

The Gidarjil Sea Rangers explained how their work alongside volunteers from all over Australia and the world is helping to protect the turtles at Mon Repos, Queensland.

Finally, the new recruits in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula showed how they are learning new skills and taking up the challenges of being a ranger.