Neilisha Oakley has been working world heritage-protected Gathaagudu
"So we do lots of fauna and flora. Eradication of feral animals. I do lots of camera monitoring and data. Lots of fencing. And I also get to jump on board with the ERP, which is the Ecological Restoration Program over at Dirk Hartog Island. And I've done a bit of work with the marine community down in Kensington and a few of the scientists over there as well."
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