Bulgul Land and Sea Management

The Bulgul Land and Sea Management program manages 36,000 hectares of land and sea country across the Delissavale/Wagait/Larrakia Land Trust and undertakes extensive weeding, fire management and beach patrolling works. This ranger group also utilise both chemical and biological solutions for weed management works, which focus on Mimosa and Olive Hymenachne. Managing such a pristine environment has it perks with many migratory bird and marine species frequenting the land trusts and coastlines. The vulnerable Flatback turtle (Natator depressus) is very common along the coastline, laying eggs all year around; the Bulgul rangers consistently survey their numbers and hatchlings, ensuring that visitor and predator interactions are kept to a minimum.

Working closely with the Finnis-Reynolds Catchment Groups, the ranger group has been successfully monitoring and managing feral pigs, reducing erosion and spread of disease on the land trust and opening up opportunities for further collaborative research.