Arabana Rangers Commence First Fee-for-Service Contract for Feral Animal Monitoring

In January, our Arabana Rangers took a big step forward by securing their first fee-for-service contract with BHP. This partnership will see them place 50 camera traps across the Jackboot Paddock at Stuarts Creek Station, on Arabana Country.

The focus of this project is to monitor the density and activity of feral animals, like feral cats and foxes, which are harming our environment and native wildlife.

Over the next few months, our Rangers will be working closely with the team at Arid Recovery. They’ll be guiding the Rangers on the best ways to monitor wildlife, and sharing their knowledge and skills so that our Rangers can continue to build the expertise needed to secure more environmental contracts in the future.

The cameras are set up across the Jackboot Paddock, spaced out about 2km apart, and will be running for several months. After a few months, our Rangers will head back out to check the cameras, download the data, and start analysing the patterns of feral animal activity. This will give them a clearer picture of what’s happening on the land and help them decide the best steps to take next.

This contract is just one example of how our Rangers are taking charge of Arabana Country and working to keep the land strong for future generations. The Rangers will visit the site three times throughout the year: first to set up the cameras, again to check on them and download the first batch of data, and finally to gather the next set of data, process it, and create a report with recommendations for moving forward.

None of this would be possible without the incredible support of our partners at Arid Recovery and BHP for initiating their first contract of this kind. We’re grateful for the guidance and for the opportunity to work together to protect the land we all care so deeply about.

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