Tjaaltrjaak Rangers win BirdLife's Indigenous Grant for work in Lake Warden KBA

With this grant, now in its eighth year, BirdLife Australia recognises the wonderful contribution Indigenous people continue to make to the knowledge and conservation of Australia’s native birds. This year, the Grant again focused on supporting work in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) — nature’s hotspots in Australia. 

The Tjaaltrjaak Rangers will make use of their 2020 BirdLife Australia Indigenous Grant to  conduct a workshop that will support their aim of identifying and monitoring waterbirds, including shorebirds, to support their aim of contributing to the management of wetlands in the Esperance area. 

The collaborative approach for Australia’s Key Biodiversity Areas — illustrated by the recipients of the Indigenous Grant — shows the power of KBAs and birds to assist diverse groups to focus their conservation efforts on these hotspots under the leadership of Indigenous groups.