Fencing around Bilby Habitat: Ngurrara Rangers, Djugerari Community

Under the direction of the Yanunijarra PBC, the Ngurrara Rangers are working to address the visions of Traditional Owners within the 85,000 square kilometre Native Title determined area in the Great Sandy Desert Western Australia. 'We want to be back on country, we want to be in control, we want to look after our country'. Part of the Rangers work over the last decade has involved the protection of the 'Mirtiluju'/ 'Nyarlku' (Greater Bilby- Macrotis lagotis) classed as vulnerable (Wildlife Conservation Act 1950). Traditional Owners who once considered the Mirtiluju as a food source have expressed concern in their decline and have identified threats including, wildfire, cats and livestock of which the Ngurrara Rangers are working to address.