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Thanks Denise
I did wonder about that, though my impression was that there is at least something of a return to more traditional practices in the last few years. But I suppose that even so, the effects will take decades to disappear, if they ever do.
Kim
Kim Sterelny, School of Philosophy, Research School of the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Acton, 0200, ACT, Australia
61-(0)2-6125-2886
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Sent: Sunday, 24 May 2026 7:14 PM
To: Kim Sterelny <>; Birding Aus <>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Northern Territory
Hi Kim,
I first visited Kakadu in the late 1970s and guided birders and other wildlife enthusiasts from 1984 onwards and over time I noticed a decline in birds and mammals and reptiles, particularly away from the wetlands. Yet there was no such decline at the
outstation of Kudjekbinj (Baby Dreaming),western Arnhem Land. One reason that rangers and traditional owners agreed on (according to Kunwinjku relatives), was inappropriate burning practices which removed much of the undergrowth.
Denise
Dr. Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River
NT 0841
0438650835
Among Bininj, it is an honour to be called ‘old’. It means ‘wise’.
On 24 May 2026, at 5:00 pm, Kim Sterelny via Birding-Aus <> wrote:
Hi folks
Just back from 8 days in Kakadu, Litchfield and Katherine Gorge. Not a birding trip; holiday with non-birding family, but did some birding in the margins. Saw a decent number of larger birds, but was struck by how few small insectivores I saw: zero thornbills,
robins, fairywrens. Now its true that I was rarely looking at the best time, and its also true I am a shit birder. But I did spend time in some birdy-looking locations, and I did not even see the arses of small birds disappearing into bushes, my usual experience.
Are such birds rarer or more wary in NT, or is this just an odd statistical anomaly.
Kim
Kim Sterelny, School of Philosophy, Research School of the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Acton, 0200, ACT, Australia
61-(0)2-6125-2886
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