Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project

By Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
Braedan Taylor, Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge
Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
Pius Gregory, Yawuru Traditional Owner; Kimberley Biocultural Conservation Specialist at WWF-Australia's Broome office, Indigenous Knowledge
Rachel Paltridge, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ecology, The University of Western Australia

Footprints, droppings, diggings and other signs left behind by animals reveal a lot to a skilled observer. Indigenous knowledge feeds into one of Australia’s largest wildlife monitoring endeavours.

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