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Three guiding principals of the Butchulla people :
1) What is good for country must come first
2) Do not touch or take anything that does not belong to you
3) If you have plenty, you must share

K’Gari, the world’s largest sand island off the coast of Australia, is seeing new opportunities emerge for its traditional owners, the Butchulla people, through fire recovery and land management efforts. They're transforming weed trees into 'dingo sticks' to help protect against the island's native dogs, which have posed a threat to tourists, especially children.
#butchullapeople #kgarirecovery #landmanagement #traditionalowners #indigenouswisdom #firemanagement #dingosafety #conservationefforts #sustainableliving #respecttheland

youtube.com/watch?v=AYMON3zoBq

While feral domesticated cats are a big problem in a lot of places (including NYC) and need vigorous #TNVR / #TNR or relocation, #WildFelines need to be protected!

In #Brazil, #conservationists try to save one of the world’s most #endangered #cats

by Sarah Brown on 13 June 2024

via @mongabay

"- #Muñoa’s #Pampas cat, a small wild feline, is endemic to the Pampas grasslands that sprawl over southern Brazil, #Uruguay and northeastern #Argentina.

"- With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, experts call Muñoa’s pampas cat one of the most endangered felines in the world and warn it go extinct within 10 years as its natural habitat is cleared for #cropland.

- #Conservation plans to save the species include switching from #monocultures to extensive ranching that preserves the natural #grasslands, creating a #captivebreeding program, and developing a trinational conservation agreement.

"- Recent #floods in the Brazilian state of #RioGrandeDoSul, where many Muñoa’s Pampas cat sightings have been recorded, have currently halted all local #conservation efforts, putting the future of this feline at risk."

Read more:
news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-b

Mongabay Environmental News · In Brazil, conservationists try to save one of the world’s most endangered catsThe Pampas grasslands, spanning southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, are home to a wildcat so rare that researchers consider it the most endangered of its kind in the Americas, and possibly the world. Most sightings of this domestic cat-sized feline come from camera-trap images that have documented its distinctive fawn-colored coat, fluffy fur and […]