World Ranger Day 2022

World Ranger Day is marked across the world on 31 July every year.

The day honours the brave and important work rangers do to protect our natural heritage and preserve Earth’s biodiversity – often performed at a risk to their own lives.

In commemoration of World Ranger Day, Indigenous.gov.au reflects on the work of Australia’s Indigenous rangers by revisiting the stories published in the past year:

The Yappala IPA Rangers and the local community have been involved in the protection and translocation of a native fish species, the Purple Spotted Gudgeon.

This year Edna Nai celebrated 10 years as a Torres Strait Regional Authority ranger dedicated to preserving and protecting land and sea.

Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) Rangers have worked hard to restore 2,000 hectares of farming land into a natural wetland, surrounded by wooded hills.

The Wiluna Martu Rangers in central WA recently went on a return to Country trip to the Matuwa and Kurrara Kurrara Indigenous Protected Area - two hours away - to talk about law, culture and to visit important sacred sites.

Finally, The Tjaltjraak Indigenous ranger project has empowered the Esperance Nyungar people to protect and conserve their land and sea Country.