Outback Australia Conservation
Outback Australia Conservation
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How Dingoes saved my property and helped my cattle business - David Pollock, Landholders for Dingoes
We are aware that Dingoes sometimes prey on cattle, but this hasn't been the case on Wooleen. Despite always buying very poor cattle (in order to fatten them) and despite recently buying them one month before a drought was declared (when the price of cattle was very low), and the drought continuing for the rest of the time that we kept them, we had zero instances of attacks on cattle by Dingos that we know of. There were no bite marks or missing tails on any of the calves.
The reason that we thought we had no instances of attack is because Dingoes only seem to attack cattle in a situation where the landscape is degraded, and during a drought. This is due to a lack of nutritious forage for ...
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How Dingoes are Saving the Outback
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David Pollock from Wooleen Station in WA discusses the benefits of retaining Dingoes in the landscape. Covering over a quarter of a million acres of picturesque Outback, Wooleen Station is a cattle station that is playing a leading role in preserving and sustaining the unique ecology of the region. As apex predators, Dingoes are important in maintaining the environmental health of Australian la...
Dingoes Photo Essay Claravale Station
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Gill Campbell owns and manages Claravale Station, north of Mitchell in south-west Queensland. Claravale has been owned by Gil’s family for four generations. Gill has been managing it since 1983. Wild Dingoes are a key part of Gil’s cattle business. Gill believes that cattle producers throughout Australia should always work with the land and nature and consider the advantages of maintaining Ding...
Angus Emmott - Noonbah Station, Longreach
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Angus Emmott runs a 50,000 hectare cattle station in Western Queensland and doesn't persecute Dingoes, has he's found that Dingoes help their bottom line by eradicating feral goats, reducing wild pig numbers and by keeping kangaroo numbers down. This short photo essay outlines why they get better returns and the country is healthier.
Dingoes & Managing Over-Grazers on Beef Cattle Enterprises - with David Pollock, Wooleen Station
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Dingoes are important in maintaining the environmental health of Australian landscapes. Increasing evidence from scientific research and from on-ground observations by land managers show that they control kangaroos and eradicate feral goats, preventing over-grazing. They also control other herbivore pests (feral pigs and rabbits) and feral carnivores (cats and foxes). Increasing numbers of graz...
Outback Conversation #8 - Policy Pathways Fit for the Future
Просмотров 514 года назад
The Outback Alliance members reflect on the themes and messages that emerged from the diverse experiences described through the webinar series as a whole. What are the commonalities? What are the opportunities for the Outback that cut across sectors? Do we need collective lobbying on these? Edwina Cameron (Pew), Frank Quinlan (RFDS), Andy Bubb (Ninti-One), Mark Stafford-Smith (CSIRO), Barry Tra...
Outback Conversation #7 - Where to for the Outback?
Просмотров 524 года назад
Tyronne Garstone, Liz Ritchie & Mark Stafford-Smith reflect on previous conversations. They'll consider what might be needed at the national and local level to ensure that the Outback can survive and thrive in a post-Covid world? What learning and lessons can the Outback offer the rest of Australia? Tyronne Garstone, the acting CEO, Kimberley Land Council is a Bardi man, Broome local and foundi...
Outback Conversation #6 - Economic Recovery
Просмотров 274 года назад
In this session, David Arnold and Fran Kilgariff discuss: What is needed for remote regional economic development after COVID-19? How do we reform policy delivery to support Outback communities? Fran served as Mayor of Alice Springs for almost eight years. Her experience in local government and regional economic development brings a profound understanding of the issues faced by remote communiti...
Outback Conversations #4 - Conservation during recovery
Просмотров 824 года назад
In this webinar, Dr Barry Traill, from The Pew Charitable Trusts and Jimmy Cocking from Arid Lands Environment Centre address the following questions: How can we create opportunities for jobs in the Outback through stimulus recovery efforts? What are the opportunities that are created through environmental conservation, natural resource management, land management and farming? Barry leads The P...
Outback Conversation # 1 - How is the Outback weathering the pandemic?
Просмотров 774 года назад
Here we set the scene in the first of the Outback Conversations webinar series: How the Outback is weathering the pandemic? Leanne Kohler -CEO, Desert Channels QLD & Emma Jackson, Chair of Cape York NRM and NRM Regions Australia address the following questions: What lessons can be learned from how Outback communities handled the crisis? How has the Covid-19 response affected remote/outback town...
Outback Conversations #2 - Health
Просмотров 504 года назад
In this session on health, Frank Quinlan - Federation Executive at the Royal Flying Doctor Service and John Paterson - Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory address the following questions: What have been the big issues in health provision? How has the disruption in supply chains, personnel or internet access impacted remote communities? H...
Outback Conversation #3 - Housing
Просмотров 564 года назад
Rod Reeve & Tammy Abbott from Ninti One discuss the following questions: What are the big issues in Housing? How has Covid-19 impacted ? What needs to be in place to allow Outback communities to thrive? Rod is a hands-on executive, who is involved in all of Ninti’s activities that build opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He was formerly the CEO of the Cooperative Re...
Outback Conversations #5 - Education
Просмотров 634 года назад
As the rest of Australia learns to cope with an entire education system operating remotely, what can be learnt from the Outback’s existing approach? What has worked, what hasn’t and what were some compounding challenges in the bush? These questions will be addressed by grazier Alana Moller - Federal President of the Isolated Children’s Parents' Association.