Windorah
- Ranger team
- Mithaka Rangers
- Host organisation
- Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation
The Mithaka rangers care for Mithaka Country, an area west of Windorah in South-Central West Queensland. The rangers work on the Mithaka People’s non-exclusive native title determination area which covers over 33,752 square kilometres of country and includes pristine rivers, rolling gibber plains and sandhill country, as well as a further 22,000 square kilometres of country immediately west of Cooper’s Creek.
Mithaka rangers’ work includes:
- partnering with researchers on archaeological, environmental and cultural heritage research conducted on Mithaka country, with rangers participating in sediment coring, site excavations, mapping and recording of sites
- monitoring and managing feral animals such as pigs, cats and myna birds
- surveying, mapping and controlling weeds, in partnership with local council and other key organisations
- monitoring water health across Mithaka country including eDNA sampling
- monitoring endangered and key species including bilbies and birds such as plains wanderer, night parrot and grey hawk
- identifying, mapping, recording, managing and preserving cultural heritage sites
- bushfire mitigation and reinvigoration of traditional fire knowledge and practice
- maintaining relationships with landholders, government and community organisations for knowledge sharing about land management practices and Mithaka cultural heritage values
- sharing knowledge with young people through on-country and school-based activities, such as a Junior Ranger program, youth camp and holiday activities.