Billy Landy, Mark Jeffries and Peter See: 'Landholder engagement, consent and involvement – Martu'. Reducing feral camel impacts across remote Australia: Australian Feral Camel Management Project Session 2 - Governance and delivery
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Billy Landy, Mark Jeffries and Peter See: 'Landholder engagement, consent and involvement – Martu'. Reducing feral camel impacts across remote Australia: Australian Feral Camel Management Project Session 2 - Governance and delivery
1. Reducing feral camel impacts across remote
Australia:
Australian Feral Camel Management Project
21st November 2013, Parliament House Theatre, Canberra
2. Session Two: Governance and Delivery
Speakers:
Billy Landy, Mark Jeffries and Peter See
Byron Brooks, Ethan Hansen, Troy Hansen and Peter Twigg
Mike Eathorne, Meramist Pty Ltd
Andy Bubb, Ninti One
John Virtue, Biosecurity SA
Bidda Jones, RSPCA
4. About Martu
• Native title over
13.6m ha in WA
• Spans 3 deserts and
surrounds Karlamilyi
National Park
• Strong culture
• Strong looking after
country program
5. About camels
• Lots of camels near
Karlamilyi National Park
in 2006
• Martu did not want to
cull camels for cultural
reasons
• Martu prefer to use
camels for food
6. Consultation process
• Ran from 2008 – 2009
• Included station bosses
and other stakeholders
• Talked about camel
problems on Martu
country
• Looked at different ways
to control camels
• Used props
• Martu approved strategy
in 2009
7. Martu strategy
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Martu look after camels
around roads and
communities
Martu use camels for
food and commercial
opportunities
KJ works to build
capacity of ranger teams
KJ works with
government to manage
camels with helicopters
in wirrili (far away)
country
8. Martu involvement
• Martu plan and review no go
areas
• Work together with shooters
and pilots
• Help with tracking and
monitoring camel
movements
• Monitoring water holes for
impact
• Work with WA DPaWS to
monitor vegetation impact
• Consent through WDLAC
9. Results and Outcomes
• Over 25,000 feral camels
and 2,000 donkeys
removed
• Increased health and
longevity of water in rock
holes and soaks
• Increased abundance of
birds and other animals
• Little if any vegetation
impact
• Strong partnerships
developed with DAFWA,
DPaWS and Ninti One
10. Post AFCMP
• KJ Board committed to on-going control
• Martu rangers to continue ground
culling
• KJ’s partners will assist with financing
annual culling program for next 2 years
• KJ will partner with DAFWA to
implement culls