AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY West Australiana Aboriginal

This was the first book to present the conservation values of some of the major wetlands in Western Australia, and discusses all wetlands nominated to the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance. These wetlands are located in the Broome, Kununurra, Wyndham, Perth, Mandurah, Busselton, Narrogin and Esperance areas. It also set these wetlands within a wider cross-cultural and historical perspective by looking at the competing Aboriginal and European posititioning of them. The book includes Mudrooroo’s delightful yet profound children’s story about the Waugal, Philip Jennings’ critical history of wetlands’ conservation in WA, the early research of Perth (including maps) and May Durack’s classic Kings in Glass Castles, and stories, poems, and statements from Aboriginal people. Given that the Convention called for the reserving, wardening and wise management of wetlands, the authors argue that local Aboriginal people should be involved with all three.

• xv, 173 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
• Item includes text of Ramsar Convention.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Wetlands — Western Australia — Kimberley
• Wetlands — Western Australia — South-West
• Wetland conservation — Western Australia — Kimberley
• Wetland conservation — Western Australia — South-West
• Webb, Hugh, 1941-
• Giblett, Rodney James
• Wetlands Conservation Society
• Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, (1971)

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