1. Jane Hodson - CLC rangers use cybertrackers as another tool for monitoring biodiversity, 2012

Central Land Council Munguru Munguru Rangers, Daguragu, Northern Territory

George Sambo is a dedicated and valued Munguru Munguru ranger. Within the ranger group George champions working with old people and young people together on country to share and learn. As a Gurindji man George has a thorough understanding of his cultural obligations and confidence in his knowledge and understanding to ensure that the Munguru Munguru Ranger team work in line with the aspirations and direction of the Gurindji Traditional Owners.

2. Lisa Roeger - Three ladies in red clay, 2012

Dhimurru Rangers, Dhambaliya, Northern Territory

Embedded within the natural landscape is a cultural landscape which is full of stories, songs and sites of significance. Dhimurru recently undertook a project to map the cultural landscape of an island in the Indigenous Protected Area called Dhambaliya. In this photograph, Dhimurru ranger Bawuli (in the centre), and sisters Milminyina and Dhumudal, Traditional Owners, spread the red clay called Bularrarr on themselves. The clay has both spiritual significance and medicinal properties as it is good for your skin.

Featured in the photo: Milminyina Dhamarrandji, Bawuli Marika and Dhumudal Dhamarrandji.

3. Vanessa Drysdale - Miyapunu Mapu (Turtle eggs), 2011

Dhimurru Rangers, Wanuwuy (Cape Arnhem), Northern Territory

Turtles and their eggs have sustained Indigenous people in the north for thousands of years. The turtle has strong spiritual symbolism for the Yolngu of north-east Arnhem Land. It represents country, kinship and there are many stories surrounding sea turtles. These eggs were found during a break in work at Wanuwuy (Cape Arnhem) in 2011.

4. Tamara Harvey and Rachel Peter - Out on the beach, 2011

Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers, Backbeach, Mapoon, Queensland

Every Christmas holidays, the rangers run a kids program and they give us their camera. This year out at Jasie Creek my friend Tamara and I took shots of my family and friends out on the beach looking at birds and croc tracks.

5. Lisa Roeger - Nursery djama (work), 2011

Dhimurru Rangers, Dhimurru, Northern Territory

Nursery djama (work) is a new area of work for the Dhimurru Rangers. This is predominantly miyalk (ladies) work but some men rangers are also interested in the nursery. Here Wanggawuy is holding up a seedling propagated in Dhimurru's own new nursery the rangers have built themselves. These local native plants are used in revegetation projects around the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area.

6. Jasmina Muhic - Burning, 2011

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Photo taken while employee of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management

Donalds Well, APY Lands, Northern Territory

Warru Rangers conducting a hazard reduction burn around the perimeter of the warru fence - even the Ernabella fire truck was on site!

7. Jasmina Muhic - A crafty breakfast, 2011

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Photo taken while employee of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management

New Well, APY Lands, South Australia

While the younger, fit Warru Rangers climb hills looking for warru scats, Traditional Owner, Miss Nyingulta Edwards, stays at camp perfecting her arts and crafts.

8. Keshia Gordon - Banana Bush seed collection, 2011

Nimbin Rocks Rangers, Nimbin Rocks, New South Wales

The milky sap from the Banana Bush has been used traditionally on sores and wounds by our ancestors for thousands of years.

9. Keshia Gordon - Linda selecting seeds to be re-potted, 2011

Nimbin Rocks Rangers, Nimbin Rocks, New South Wales

The Nimbin Rocks Rangers collect seeds endemic to the Nimbin Rocks region and propagate them in the hot house. Once they are large enough, they are planted back on site. Since 2009 over 10,000 seedlings have been replanted back on country. Featured, ranger Linda Phillips.

10. Lisa Roeger - Baru cowboys, 2011

Dhimurru Rangers, Gayngaru, Northern Territory

This image was taken during the capture of a 2.8m saltwater crocodile at Gayngaru (Town Lagoon) right in the heart of the Nhulunbuy. NT Parks and Wildlife Ranger Danny Barrow and Senior Ranger Daryl Lacey are seated on the back of the croc which has been securely bound ready for transport to the Gumatj crocodile farm. Danny sits alongside the Yirralka ranger group assisting them with the daily work of managing their Indigenous Protected Area and Daryl has been employed for many years with Dhimurru working his way up to the role of Senior Ranger. It is a wonderful image depicting the 'bothways management' systems both Dhimurru and Yirralka subscribe to, combining contemporary natural resource management practices such as crocodile trapping and relocation, with traditional knowledge concerning totem and cultural connections to country and animals. They are also pretty happy to have completed the task of removing the croc from the trap with all limbs still securely attached!

11. Heath Davies - Bringing back fire to Githabul forests, 2011

Githabul Rangers, Casino, New South Wales

The Githabul Rangers undertake training to acquire skills that assist them protect and maintain the ecological and cultural values of Githabul country. The new skills acquired by the rangers are also combined with knowledge from Elders of the community about the ways that the old people managed their land. The Githabul Rangers want to encourage burning to help the ecosystem by learning about contemporary fire management techniques and talking to Elders about the way things were burnt in the past.

12. Heath Davies - Battling a sea of Lantana, 2012

Githabul Rangers, Casino, New South Wales

The Githabul Rangers work on some of the most sensitive land in Australia, incorporating World Heritage listed rainforest that provides habitat for a diverse array of native plants and animals. Major threats to the values of these areas include introduced species such as Lantana, which form a dense ground cover that overtake habitat for native wildlife and smother existing vegetation. The Githabul Rangers are addressing this threat by trialling a range of techniques for the removal of lantana followed by regeneration of native species to stop the re-introduction of this pest for the longer term.

13. Chels Marshall - Egret in a water pattern, 2011-12

Gumma Indigenous Protected Area, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Connection to nature is vital. Being immersed in nature gives us cultural sustenance, renewal and energy renewal. My images tend to highlight patterns in nature.

14. Chels Marshall - Purple lily, 2011-12

Gumma Indigenous Protected Area, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Connection to nature is vital. Being immersed in nature gives us cultural sustenance, renewal and energy renewal. My images tend to highlight patterns in nature.

15. Chels Marshall - The fight - soldier crabs, 2011-12

Gumma Indigenous Protected Area, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Connection to nature is vital. Being immersed in nature gives us cultural sustenance, renewal and energy renewal. My images tend to highlight patterns in nature.

16. Irene Bowyer - Collecting bush tucker, 2012

Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers, Yuku-Baja-Muliku National Park, Queensland

As part of our cultural heritage program I have been collecting information and teaching our children about bush food. In this photo my grandchildren are holding Bally Yam and Lady apples.

17. Damon Lewis - Calperum Station, 2012

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Riverland, South Australia

Taken during a tour of some of the wetlands on Calperum Station, as part of the inaugural Working on Country Southern Ranger Forum in April 2012. The event was hosted by the Australian Landscape Trust, which manages Calperum and Taylorville Stations and supports the Working on Country Riverland Indigenous ranger team.

18. Lisa Roeger - Caring for country, 2012

Dhimurru Rangers, Dhimurru, Northern Territory

'Caring for country' means so much more to Yolngu than labouring over projects, erecting fences or counting feral animals. It means ensuring country remembers the people who live on it, have sung for it, danced for it, and been connected to it for time immemorial. People can connect to country merely by sitting, quietly observing and feeling the land. This is what Milminyina Dhamarrandji is doing in this image. She is connecting to her ancestral country, including the sea, she is respecting her forefathers and ensuring the country remembers her, her children and their children to come.

19. Dulcie Wilton - Bringing life back to the land, 2012

Nipapanha Ranger group, Nantawarrina Indigenous Protected Area, South Australia

Judith Johnson, Nantawarrina IPA Working on Country ranger collecting seeds as part of the revegetation program to bring life back to the land.

20. Gauai Wallace - Mugid (Freshwater mussels), 2012

Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers, Yuku-Baja-Muliku National Park (Annan River), Queensland

Freshwater mussels we found in Yaku-Baja (Annan River). These mussels make a tasty feed for me and my family.

21. Gavin Bassani - Swamp fencing project, 2011

Lama Lama Rangers, Bassani Swamp, Running Creek, Queensland

Lama Lama Rangers, L-R Robert Trugar and Brandon Liddy, fencing culturally important sites.

22. Jocelyn de Jersey - Forest fungi, 2012

Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers, Wenlock River, Mapoon, Queensland

I found this fungus on our bird survey walk in monsoon vine thicket along the Wenlock River. I really like taking photos of the unusual things I see when I'm out doing ranger work.

23. Jocelyn de Jersey - Girls and Gamba, 2012

Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers, Wenlock River, Mapoon, Queensland

Maggie and Geri spraying a mixture of weeds at a lookout above the Wenlock River. Weeds are a part of our after wet season ranger work program.

24. Katharine Sale - Cybertracker in action, 2009

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Lockhart Land and Sea Rangers, Old Mission Site, near Lockhart, Queensland

On a trip out to Old Site (the site of the former Lockhart Mission), Greg Omeenyo, Senior Ranger, takes time to start up cybertracker before setting out on a beach patrol.

25. Jasmina Muhic - Kulini (radio tracking), 2011

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Photo taken while employee of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management

Warru Rangers, Maku Valley, APY Lands, South Australia

Warru Ranger, Bronson Bennett, radio tracking wild warru.

26. Lisa Roeger - Hunting for termites, 2010

Dhimurru Rangers, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory

In this image, Ngalkanbuy and Gathapurra are taking part in a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry marine debris survey. They had travelled to Dhambaliya (Bremer Island) and were taking samples of termites which were being uncovered in foreign timber on the beaches. These samples were then sent to experts in Darwin who analysed and identified the insects. The purpose of these surveys is to ensure no foreign and potentially destructive invasive insects are introduced into Australia via the northern borders.

27. Lustin Edwards - Nambucca reef with blue fish, 2011-12

Gumma Indigenous Protected Area, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

I love seeing animals and their interactions in the elements. I love being with family on country immersed in nature.

28. Melinda Stewart - Office work, 2012

Warru Recovery Team, New Well, APY Lands , South Australia

Warru Rangers looking at photos from the remote sensing cameras. Featured Mr Sherada Stanley, Mr Thomas Tjilya, Mr Eric Abbot, Mr Cliffie Williams and Miss Anika Dent.

29. Samantha Deegan - Paddy with a 4.6m croc, 2012

Kakadu Rangers, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Ranger Paddy Cahill captures a 4.6 meter croc for tagging. A transmitter is fixed on top of its head for tracking, and the croc is then released.

30. Tanya Collins and Troy Turnbull - Protecting our country for everyone, 2010-11

QMDC Aboriginal Ranger Program, Queensland Murray-Darling Basin, Queensland

The Queensland's Murray-Darling Committee's Aboriginal Rangers are committed to protecting and enhancing the cultural heritage and natural assets of the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin for everyone. QMDC Aboriginal Program Regional Coordinator Tim Knox taking part in a Murray Cod population and health survey in the Queensland Border Rivers.

31. Coral Hale - Rescued turtle at Archer Point, 2011

Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers, Archer Point, Queensland

Senior Ranger Michael Hale swam out to rescue this small turtle that had been reported by campers. It had been floating for some time and the campers came to the realisation that the animal was in distress. Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers have no hesitation in doing what has to be done to save turtles that are sick or injured and then go on to care for the animals at the Archer Point Triage centre.

32. Jasmina Muhic - Safety first, 2011

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Photo taken while employee of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management

Umuwa, APY Lands, South Australia

APY Land Management Rangers having fun during first aid training.

33. Samantha Deegan - Following our way back home, 2012

Kakadu Rangers, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Ranger David Brown gets a lift home on the airboat after a Mimosa survey.

34. Irene Bowyer - Scar tree, 2012

Yuku-Baja-Muliku rangers, Yuku-Baja-Muliku National Park (Annan River), Queensland

Joyce Henderson (Yuku-Baja-Muliku Traditional Owner/Ranger) in front of scar tree. As part of our cultural heritage program we have been identifying cultural sites including scar trees in the area.

35. Simon Conaty - Mua natural and historic site management, 2011

Mua Lagalgau Rangers, Seagan Beach, Mua Island, Torres Strait

Mua Island has two communities and approximately 17,500 ha of unique and relatively undisturbed native vegetation. In the west the community members of Kubin, the Mualgal, are recognised as the Traditional Owners of Mua and they were successful in their native title claim in 1999. On the eastern side of the island is the historical community of St Paul's. The St Paul's Mission was formally gazetted on 20th May 2008.

36. Simon Conaty - Mua rangers dawn seagrass survey, 2011

Mua Lagalgau Rangers, Seagan Beach, Mua Island, Torres Strait

As part of the island's community-based turtle and dugong management plans, rangers conduct seagrass surveys to identify seasonal and annual change in seagrass cover and species composition. Rangers also survey intertidal fauna as part of the survey. This particular day required a 4:30am start working with headlamps to catch the seagrass meadow on the "big dry".

37. Vanessa Drysdale - Sea country planning: bothways management, 2010

Dhimurru Rangers, Dhambaliya, Northern Territory

In this image, a Traditional Owner is directing an anthropologist as to the areas of sea country she wants protected. Traditional Owners have cared for sea country for many thousands of years. There exists a complex kinship system attached to all country and formidable knowledge surrounding biodiversity and geographical features. This consultancy was part of a project: Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) Sea Country Planning Project which will be completed at the end of 2012. In it, Dhimurru explored its options for the inclusion of sea country into its existing IPA.

38. Jasmina Muhic - Warru, 2011

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, staff entry

Photo taken while employee of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management

New Well, APY Lands, South Australia

Warru Ranger taking measurements of wild warru (Petrogale lateralis) during the 2011 annual warru trapping survey.

39. Clive Henderson - Weed identification, 2010

Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers, Archer Point, Queensland

Yuku-Baja-Muliku Rangers map and record details of weeds in our region. Here Traditional Owner and ranger Roderick Doughboy is pointing at weeds that have been treated.

40. Lustin Edwards - Sunset, 2011-12

Gumma Indigenous Protected Area, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Connection to nature is vital. Being immersed in nature gives us cultural sustenance, renewal and energy renewal.