Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The black-footed rock wallaby, known as warru, is an important creature in the culture of the Anangu people who inhabit the remote areas of South Australia known as the APY Lands. In 2008, Anangu elders, scientists and rangers embarked on a rescue mission to protect one of South Australia's most endangered species, the warru. Ten Indigenous warru rangers are involved in monitoring warru survival rates, in predator control and in fire-management activities. The project involves the management of a 100-hectare predator enclosure north of Pukatja which serves as a hardening-off site for captive-bred warru, making sure that they are ready prior to their release into the wild. So rangers not only focus on the recovery of this species and the maintenance of their very important habitat but also run activities aimed at educating young Anangu about caring for country and about maintaining their culture.