Bundaberg
- Ranger team
- Bundaberg Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers
- Host organisation
- Gidarjil Development Corporation
The Gidarjil Bundaberg sea rangers work in the Port Curtis Coral Coast (PCCC) sea country, covering the area from the Burrum River, north to Agnes Water. Rangers combine traditional knowledge with western science to manage country and manage, monitor and conserve many threatened species, including dugong and marine turtles.
Gidarjil Bundaberg rangers’ work includes:
- compliance and public engagement patrols with Fisheries and QPWS
- weed management in partnership with QPWS and local council
- biosecurity monitoring and feral animal management such as feral pig trapping and fox den fumigation
- cultural heritage site surveys and maintenance with involvement of Elders
- marine turtle nesting surveys and installation of protective measures for nests, including at Mon Repos, in partnership with QPWS; and in-water turtle monitoring and tagging in partnership with QPWS Threatened Species Unit
- traditional firestick burning program at Thornhill Station Conservation Park
- community marine debris clean-up events at key waterways
- surveys of in-shore coral reefs and remnant oyster beds; and water quality monitoring
- sharing knowledge through community awareness events and school-based youth engagement programs.