Yankunytjatjara Lands, the Antara–Sandy Bore all about looking after country”. country”. after looking about all “I have been looking after my country for a long time; it’s it’s time; long a for country my after looking been have “I Declared anIndigenousProtected Area inJune2011 A Antara-Sandy Bore Covering more than 846,000 hectares of Covering morethan 846,000hectares of Two important Tjukurpa June 2011. Indigenous Protected Area isdominated byIndigenous Nguraritja the Everard Ranges to the north andsandplainthe Everard to the north Ranges country to the south. The area’s to the south. The country traditional created by the ancestors, who shaped the ot utai o eso tosnso years thousands of fortens of South Australia’s aridA owners known as landscape asthey travelled across it. according to and ngintaka Ngilin Dodd,traditionalowner, SandyBore n angu Pitjantjatjaraangu Yankunytjatjara Australia South north-west - Lands tjaala , perentie –Australia’s goanna largest dreaming lines such asthese were , honey ants, passthrough the IPA. have lived in and managed this part of have lived of this part inandmanaged Tjukurpa Tjukurpa Nguraritja , traditional law. n dreaming lines, for - angu declared the IPA in Australian Government. Along these lines Antara–Sandy Bore is home to a number of Antara–Sandy Bore ishome to anumber of Traditional ecological knowledgeisthe basis rare plants within the are alsoanumberThere of Ranges. They are no longer foundinthe areaRanges. but are nolonger They o h aaeeto Antara–Sandy Bore. It of for the management Nguraritja Nguraritja Despite the changessince Europeanoccupation, itjaritjari hi rdtoa ad ihtehl fthe their traditional landswith the help of the events inwhich the ancestors were involved, can be successfully reintroduced to the IPA. events which laiddown traditional law. ilgclsre fthe APY Lands. of a biological survey discovered by European scientists in2000during rock wallabies were abundant inthe Everard is used alongside western scientificis used alongside western techniques feral predators, warru including the control of pa fatime when speak of significant and threatened species including protected area. The Everardlily wasprotected area. The only garland , amarsupialmole. Senior have renewed their capacity to manage believe that, with landmanagement Nguraritja warru also see evidence of alsosee evidence of , black flanked Nguraritja

Indigenous Protected Areas Indigenous Protected Areas Apara-Makiri-Punti andAntara-Sandy Bore were Areas have been declared inthe A 2010-11 under the Indigenous Protected Areas2010-11 under the Indigenous Woods. Credit:Art Taken fromoriginalartwork ©Eunice Nungarayi Dodd. Kerry-Anne courtesy burning, at Antara-Sandy– (top) Bore(bottom) rock patch art – Antara-Sandy Bore, APY Lands, Peter courtesy Taylor. Back Protected Area andParksSandy BoreIndigenous Australia. Front Photo Credits: Country program supports Indigenous rangers, Indigenous supports program Country The IPAThe under the International ismanaged The AustralianThe Government’s Working on Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. These Protected Area inWestern Australia, creating a west from Antara–SandyProtected Areas that run Port Augusta onthe Great Australian Bight. form a continuous chain of adjoining Indigenous adjoiningIndigenous acontinuous chain of form no o osraino Nature’s (IUCN) of Union forConservation fencing, cultural heritage conservation, biological conservation, fencing, cultural heritage Bore and link with Indigenous Indigenous Bore andlinkwith Ngaanyatjarra $43,266 for urgent patch burning work patch$43,266 forurgent burning required Like Protected Areas, allIndigenous Antara– isexpected to ultimately stretchLink’. This from the Northern Territory’sthe Northern Land coast to Arnhem Territorythe South Australian andNorthern the landscape. the natural andcultural valuesto conserve of ors etrsadtehretn fferal tourism ventures of andthe harvesting continuous protected area over 750kilometres System –ournation’s most secure way of the National Reserve of Sandy Boreispart Since 2000, four other Indigenous ProtectedSince 2000,fourother Indigenous that are consistent witheconomic opportunities out on-ground works nearestout on-ground inthe area. The jointly fundedwith $145,000in governments, known asthe ‘Trans-Australia Eco- recently, Apari-Makiri-Punti. Together these are Watarru, Walalkara, Pipalyatjara and, Kalka a vast wildlife corridor being developeda vast wildlifeby corridor long. Antara–Sandy Bore alsocontributes to after recent seasons of high rainfall led to a large highrainfallled to a large after recent seasons of away. These rangers take part in a variety of away. inavariety take rangers part of These animals. management activitiesmanagement including weed control, major town isAlice Springs, about 450kilometres build-up of grass fuels. grass build-up of based in the small community of Mimili, to carry Mimili,to carry based inthe smallcommunity of surveys and threatened species management. surveys sustainable land management, suchsustainable landmanagement, assmall-scale protecting native habitat forfuture generations. alsoreceived They anadditionalprogram. Tepoorpsue r oreyo the Antara- of used are courtesy photographs The Nguraritja are keen to explore

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