Cultural burning is safer for koalas and better for people too

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:37:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/cultural-burning-is-safer-for-koalas-and-better-for-people-too-200997>

"Koalas are an iconic endangered species living in a fire-prone environment.
This makes them an ideal subject when investigating solutions to wildfires.

We explored how koalas fared before and after cultural burns on Minjerribah
island (also known as North Stradbroke Island), near Brisbane on Quandamooka
Country.

We used heat-seeking drones to assess population density and collected koala
droppings to check hormone levels. We found cultural burns had no detectable
effect on these parameters.

The project also found the benefits of cultural burns extended far beyond
landscape management. We hope this research further highlights the practice of
cultural burning as a strategy to help us manage the risk of wildfire in a
warming world."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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