News - Environs Kimberley

Heartbreaking fires spark calls for increased protection

September 17, 2019

Traditional Owners, Environs Kimberley and Broome residents were heartbroken recently when on the 11th of August an arsonist lit fires that ripped through the much-loved Minyirr Park, and bushland near...

46 critically endangered Sawfish die at Liveringa pastoral lease – call on Minister for Water Dave Kelly for an investigation

September 09, 2019

Late in 2018 unsubstantiated reports came to us of mass Sawfish deaths at Liveringa. Following confirmation from the McGowan Government, Member for Mining and Pastoral, Robin Chapple MLC, asked a...

Kimberley fracking betrayal by Premier Mark McGowan

September 06, 2019

Vast areas of the Kimberley are in the firing line following the release of a map by the McGowan Government, opening up the region to fracking. The Roebuck Floodplains —...

Mayingan Manja Balu

September 05, 2019

Environs Kimberley has been working with Nyamba Buru Yawuru to protect Monsoonal Vine Thickets by weeding, collecting seed, propagating and planting at a revegetation site in Broome’s Minyirr Park. Mayingan...

Long-term relationships, short-term projects

September 02, 2019

Over the past few years the Kimberley Nature Project (KNP) has juggled many small cultural and natural land-management grants, enabling us to work with Kimberley Traditional Owner groups and other...

Kimberley landclearing test for McGowan Government

August 29, 2019

Conservation organisation Environs Kimberley says the illegal landclearing in the region is a real test of the McGowan government’s commitment to protecting the Kimberley’s savannah, described by scientists as the...

Karrajarri Pirra Warlu (Desert Fire) Project

August 02, 2019

Ever wondered how wildfires affect desert animals? The Karrajarri Pirra Warlu (Desert Fire) Project is researching fire management, cultural knowledge and biodiversity over the inland pirra (desert shrublands) and marangurru...

EK Art Auction 2019

July 29, 2019

This year’s 16th annual EK Art Auction was also a huge success, with a stunning collection of art from across the Kimberley and over 100 pieces on sale to a...

Extinct No More – the Night Parrot Working Group is collaborating to save the world’s most mysterious bird

July 27, 2019

For around 100 years, the nocturnal and ground-dwelling Night Parrot was feared to be extinct. Then – miraculously, a few years ago it was sighted alive. Now, the Night Parrot...