Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?

By Bradley J. Moggridge, Professor of Science, University of Technology Sydney
Jessica K Weir, Associate Professor, Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Katie Moon, Senior Lecturer in Conservation and Social Science, UNSW Sydney
󠁡Rachel Morgain, Senior Research Fellow in Social and Political Science, The University of Melbourne

For the Kamilaroi of north-western New South Wales, the brolga and bittern are vital to culture. But conservation often doesn’t account for cultural knowledge or significance.

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