Joey Clarke, Senior Science Communicator
Photos by Ian Bool, Field Ecologist
The vast Yampi Peninsula in the northwest Kimberley is part of the traditional lands of the Dambimangari people. It’s also a cradle of biodiversity, located in a part of Australia which has so far avoided the worst ravages of the country’s ongoing extinction crisis.
During the 2022 dry season Dambimangari Rangers, Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) ecologists and volunteers embarked on a massive wildlife survey, which revealed a rich array of animal species at Yampi, many recorded there formally for the first time.
Here’s what they found…
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