>>One of the most effective tools Uunguu Rangers deploy to protect habitat is right-way fire. Through this program, rangers have been working to end the cycle of late season wildfires. Right-way fire uses a `two-way’ approach that blends traditional fire knowledge with modern technologies such as satellite mapping and aerial incendiary devices.

The decline of the traditional fire practices of Aboriginal Australians has seen early dry season fires replaced by intense, late season wildfires that burn over hundreds of thousands of hectares.

Uunguu Ranger Terrick Bin Sali holding a Northern Quoll. Photo by Mark Jones. Uunguu Ranger Terrick Bin Sali holding a Northern Quoll. Photo by Mark Jones.
Mammals have little chance of escaping from these fast-burning wildfires. If they do manage to evade the flames, fires of that intensity can completely devastate habitat.

The fires lit by Uunguu Rangers in the early dry season are cooler, slower fires that burn over smaller areas. Right-way fire, as a primary ‘healthy country tool’, helps improve and maintain habitat for aamba and jebarra.<<

>>Species that are critically endangered across the border in the Northern Territory, such as the Golden-backed Tree-rat (Mesembriomys macrurus) and Pale Field Rat (Rattus tunneyi), are abundant on Pariaba, as is the endangered Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus).<<

https://www.bushheritage.org.au/newsletters/2019/winter/quoll-refuge-kimberley

> The fires lit by Uunguu Rangers in the early dry season are cooler, slower fires that burn over smaller areas.

Good.

> Cane Toad ‘sausages’ made from toad flesh and laced with a chemical that induces nausea are dropped from helicopters into Northern Quoll habitat. The idea is that any Northern Quoll that eats a sausage will develop a negative association to the smell of Cane Toads and avoid them.

Yes. This was being trialled with captive animals last time i looked. It’s an excellent idea.