Reducing feral camel impacts across remote Australia:

Australian Feral Camel Management Project

21st November 2013, Parliament House Theatre, Canberra

Session Two: Governance and Delivery Speakers: Billy Landy, Mark Jeffries and Peter See Byron Brooks, Ethan Hansen, Troy Hansen and Peter Twigg Mike Eathorne, Meramist Pty Ltd Andy Bubb, Ninti One John Virtue, Biosecurity SA Bidda Jones, RSPCA

Landholder engagement, consent and involvement – Martu Billy Landy, Mark Jeffries and Peter See

About Martu

• Native title over 13.6m ha in WA

• Spans 3 deserts and surrounds Karlamilyi National Park

• Strong culture • Strong looking after

country program

About camels

• Lots of camels near Karlamilyi National Park in 2006

• Martu did not want to cull camels for cultural reasons

• Martu prefer to use camels for food

Consultation process

• Ran from 2008 – 2009 • Included station bosses

and other stakeholders • Talked about camel

problems on Martu country

• Looked at different ways to control camels

• Used props • Martu approved strategy

in 2009

Martu strategy • Martu look after camels

around roads and communities

• Martu use camels for food and commercial opportunities

• KJ works to build capacity of ranger teams

• KJ works with government to manage camels with helicopters in wirrili (far away) country

Martu involvement • Martu plan and review no go

areas • Work together with shooters

and pilots • Help with tracking and

monitoring camel movements

• Monitoring water holes for impact

• Work with WA DPaWS to monitor vegetation impact

• Consent through WDLAC

Results and Outcomes • Over 25,000 feral camels

and 2,000 donkeys removed

• Increased health and longevity of water in rock holes and soaks

• Increased abundance of birds and other animals

• Little if any vegetation impact

• Strong partnerships developed with DAFWA, DPaWS and Ninti One

Post AFCMP

• KJ Board committed to on-going control • Martu rangers to continue ground

culling • KJ’s partners will assist with financing

annual culling program for next 2 years • KJ will partner with DAFWA to

implement culls

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