Kate Sutton

Carbon isotope analysis shows introduced bovines have broader dietary range than the largest native herbivores in an Australian tropical savanna: Dietary range of introduced and native herbivores

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Angela M. Reid, Brett P. Murphy, Tom Vigilante, David M.J.S. BowmanNovember 2019 — Austral EcologyAccess the paper — DOI:10.1111/aec.12834 Australian savannas lack native megaherbivores (>500 kg body mass), but since the commencement of European colonisation in the 19th century bovine livestock, such as cattle (Bos sp.) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), have established large feral …

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WA Landcare Award

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On Thursday 3 October WGAC won the Western Australia State Landcare Award for the Indigenous Land Management sector. WGAC is now a Finalist for the National Award. Bevan Stott, Desmond Williams and Catherine Goonack – pictured – attended the awards in Perth.“Congratulations and thank you for the hard work, effort and contribution by Wunambal Gaambera’s Uunguu …

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Rangers discover rare wallaby

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Traditional Owners conducting scientific monitoring in the far north Kimberley have found exciting evidence of a tiny rock-wallaby long thought to have disappeared from the region’s mainland. Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation’s Uunguu Rangers recently collected scats which Australian Museum scientists have identified as being from nabarlek – Australia’s second smallest rock-wallaby. The furry grey nabarlek …

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Uunguu Camp inspires Kalumburu kids

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The incentive of getting back to Country has again improved education outcomes and attendance at Kalumburu Remote Community School this year.  Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation’s Uunguu Rangers hosted 13 students at this year’s Culture Camp on their Wunambal Gaambera Country in the North Kimberley.  The committed student group spent four days learning about bush plants …

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Collaborative Research on the Ecology and Management of the ‘Wulo’ Monsoon Rainforest in Wunambal Gaambera Country, North Kimberley, Australia

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Tom Vigilante, Stefania Ondei, Catherine Goonack, David M. J. S. BowmanOctober 2017 — Land 6(4):68Access the paper — DOI: 10.3390/land6040068 Indigenous groups are increasingly combining traditional ecological knowledge and Western scientific approaches to inform the management of their lands. We report the outcomes of a collaborative research project focused on key ecological questions associated with monsoon …

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Visitor pass secures North Kimberley country, culture, jobs

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Launching the 2017 Uunguu Visitor Pass – an online permit system for visiting Wunambal Gaambera Country – Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation chairperson Catherine Goonack said Traditional Owners now had a mechanism for managing and taking leadership in the tourism industry on their country.“Wunambal Gaambera people have a communal need and responsibility to look after and …

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Uunguu Rangers, scientists find thriving coral hotspots

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The North Kimberley’s Uunguu Rangers are combining science and traditional knowledge to monitor and look after their saltwater country, with a recent survey recording coral hotspots rivalling Ningaloo Reef and the Rowley shoals. Five rangers – employed by Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation – recently returned from a week-long scientific survey aboard the Australian Institute of …

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Fire and cattle disturbance affects vegetation structure and rain forest expansion into savanna in the Australian monsoon tropics

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June 2017 — Article in Journal of Biogeography 44(10)DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13039 Stefania Ondei, Lynda D. Prior, Tom Vigilante, David M.J.S. Bowman Aims To detect changes in area and vegetation dynamics of monsoon rain forests in relation to disturbance and an observed wetting trend. Location The Mitchell Plateau and the Bougainville Peninsula (north Kimberley, Australia). Methods Geo‐rectified aerial …

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The Uunguu Monitoring and Evaluation Committee: Intercultural Governance of a Land and Sea Management Programme in the Kimberley, Australia

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May 2017 — Ecological Management & Restoration 18(2):124-133DOI: 10.1111/emr.12257 Beau Austin, Tom Vigilante, Stuart Cowell, Zerika Clement The importance of Indigenous peoples’ and their ancestral estates for the maintenance and protection of biodiversity, ecosystem function, threatened species and cultural diversity is clear. Due to their nature, processes and tools to measure the impact of intercultural Indigenous …

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