Category: Angas Downs

World Indigenous Network (WIN) Conference Darwin 2013

In Angas Downs, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesMay 15, 2013

AWS attended the World Indigenous Network (WIN) conference in Darwin in 26th-30th May 2013 to represent Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area, Northern Territory with Senior Ranger David Wongway and IPA Manager Tim Lander.

The WIN Conference Program has a comprehensive agenda on land and sea management issues towards building an enduring World Indigenous Network. The World Indigenous Network Conference Program will cover five themes with a range of topics that are relevant and engaging to Indigenous and Local

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Annual Reptile Trapping Event, Angas Downs IPA, November 2012

In Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesDecember 12, 2012

Australian Wildlife Services and the Angas Downs IPA Rangers battled the 41 – 45 degree heat this November 2012 to undertake the annual reptile and small mammal surveys. Pitfall and funnel traps were used along 25 m fence lines, as well as active searches.

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Aerial surveys on Angas Downs 2012

In Aerial surveys, Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesNovember 15, 2012

Annual aerial survey monitoring was conducted on Angas Downs IPA in July 2012. These surveys complement surveys also conducted in 2010 & 2011. IPA Rangers and Jennifer Smits (AWS) counted animals seen at low level and 200 m on either side of the aircraft. Species targeted /observed included camels, kangaroos, horses and cattle.

These studies are vital to understanding populations of kangaroos and pressures from camel

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Canberra Institute of Technology students visit Angas for surveys

In Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Recent ActivitiesOctober 2, 2012

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) student volunteers visited Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area in Sept 2012 to help undertake reptile, bird, track and mammal surveys. The students were helped by Australian Wildlife Services’ Jenny Smits to learn the various survey techniques. The field trip was part of CIT Diploma in Ecology course ‘Field Studies’. Well done to all, a hugely successful trip for us. See the facebook page for more info and photos.

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Remote IR Cameras and Foxes on Angas Downs IPA, Northern Territory

In Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesAugust 21, 2012

AWS staff and Angas Downs rangers have installed some remote infrared cameras across Angas Downs to capture native and pest animal movements to watering points. The cameras, 12 MP Acorn LT1 Night Vision cameras, have a blue flash that is invisible to animals. It records photos and videos in both day and night mode.

Captures include kangaroos, birds, horses, cattle, camels, emus, dingos, cats and foxes. Foxes hadn’t previously been identified as occurring in the area until these remote cameras were put

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ABC Interview on Red Kangaroos on Angas Downs

In Aerial surveys, Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Indigenous Land Management, Recent Activities, Sustainable Wildlife EnterprisesJune 26, 2012

Local NT ABC Radio reporter Caddie Brain interviews Dr George Wilson, Australian Wildlife Services about kangaroos on Angas Downs IPA… Click here for the transcript and to listen to the story.

” The team from Angas Downs Station are working hard to increase red kangaroo numbers on the former pastoral property. Rangers are reinstalling

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Windamara rangers visit Angas Downs IPA

In Angas Downs, Cybertracker, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesJune 21, 2012

During May 2012, the Angas Downs rangers successfully hosted 8 IPA/WoC rangers from the Windamara Aboriginal Corporation from Heywood Victoria and Tyrendarra Indigenous Protected Area – as part of a Ranger exchange program. Angas Downs rangers showed them about their country, showed them their work on camel control, tourism opportunities and cultural sites. They also

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Buffel Grass Surveys, Angas Downs

In Angas Downs, Cybertracker, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, GIS and Mapping, Indigenous Land Management, Recent ActivitiesJune 12, 2012

Buffel grass presence / absence surveys began in June 2012 on Angas Downs IPA. The survey can be redone next year to show how buffel is expanding or not. It will be interesting to see how quickly it takes to increase from a few plants to a dense patch. If a fast increase in plant density is

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Emus on Angas Downs

In Angas Downs, Recent ActivitiesApril 18, 2012

In August 2010, Anangu Rangers took delivery of 20 emu chicks from an Emu farm in WA. They were flown into Ayers ROck airport by Qantas and driven to the Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area. Emu populations are very low on Angas Downs as is the case in much of the Northern Territory. They are an important

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Angas Downs Reptile and Bird Species Checklists

In Angas Downs, Ecological Monitoring and Surveys, Recent ActivitiesApril 17, 2012

Reptile and Birding checklists for Angas Downs IPA current to March 2012 are now available through the AWS website. The tally to date is 99 bird species observed (includes vagrant species) and 51 reptiles species. Angas Downs is an excellent diverse landscape and we are slowly learning its potential as a sustainable use conservation area.

Also see Angas Downs Reptile Surveys

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