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Research paper thumbnail of Cleaning, Protecting, or Abating? Making Indigenous Fire Management “Work” in Northern Australia

Journal of Ethnobiology, 2015

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Joint Management of Banteng (Bos javanicus) in a Contested Cultural Landscape: Observations and Implications

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2005

This article presents findings on Aboriginal perspectives of the feral banteng (Bos javanicus) he... more This article presents findings on Aboriginal perspectives of the feral banteng (Bos javanicus) herd located in the Aboriginal-owned and jointly managed Garig Gunak Barlu National Park. The park, situated on the Cobourg Peninsula in Australia’s Northern Territory, is home to what may be the world’s largest remaining wild herd of banteng, and the animals have both local and international significance.

Research paper thumbnail of Encounters on the frontier: Banteng in australia's northern territory

Society and Animals, 2014

This paper considers the case of an introduced species that resides in what is now a jointly mana... more This paper considers the case of an introduced species that resides in what is now a jointly managed national park in the north of tropical Australia. Banteng (Bos javanicus) are a peculiar feral nonhuman animal in that they constitute a potential environmental threat within the domestic conservation goals of the park, but they also hold the prospect of being a major genetic resource in the international conservation of the species. Thus, perspectives on the use and management of these animals are varied between different actors in the park landscape, and are subject to fluctuations over time, especially in response to wider social and political circumstances. This paper argues that seemingly objective views of these animals are actually a series of subjectivities, which have less to do with any concrete aspects of the animals themselves and more to do with the way that particular people orient themselves toward, and within, the landscape.

Research paper thumbnail of Deconstructing the stakeholder: A case study from Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Australia

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management, 2007

... National Park, Australia Vanessa deKoninck Department of Anthropology, University of Californ... more ... National Park, Australia Vanessa deKoninck Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis ... International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 3 (2007) 77–87 Correspondence: Vanessa deKoninck, 42 Parer Drive, Wagaman, NT 0810, Australia. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Cleaning, Protecting, or Abating? Making Indigenous Fire Management “Work” in Northern Australia

Journal of Ethnobiology, 2015

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Joint Management of Banteng (Bos javanicus) in a Contested Cultural Landscape: Observations and Implications

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2005

This article presents findings on Aboriginal perspectives of the feral banteng (Bos javanicus) he... more This article presents findings on Aboriginal perspectives of the feral banteng (Bos javanicus) herd located in the Aboriginal-owned and jointly managed Garig Gunak Barlu National Park. The park, situated on the Cobourg Peninsula in Australia’s Northern Territory, is home to what may be the world’s largest remaining wild herd of banteng, and the animals have both local and international significance.

Research paper thumbnail of Encounters on the frontier: Banteng in australia's northern territory

Society and Animals, 2014

This paper considers the case of an introduced species that resides in what is now a jointly mana... more This paper considers the case of an introduced species that resides in what is now a jointly managed national park in the north of tropical Australia. Banteng (Bos javanicus) are a peculiar feral nonhuman animal in that they constitute a potential environmental threat within the domestic conservation goals of the park, but they also hold the prospect of being a major genetic resource in the international conservation of the species. Thus, perspectives on the use and management of these animals are varied between different actors in the park landscape, and are subject to fluctuations over time, especially in response to wider social and political circumstances. This paper argues that seemingly objective views of these animals are actually a series of subjectivities, which have less to do with any concrete aspects of the animals themselves and more to do with the way that particular people orient themselves toward, and within, the landscape.

Research paper thumbnail of Deconstructing the stakeholder: A case study from Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Australia

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management, 2007

... National Park, Australia Vanessa deKoninck Department of Anthropology, University of Californ... more ... National Park, Australia Vanessa deKoninck Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis ... International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 3 (2007) 77–87 Correspondence: Vanessa deKoninck, 42 Parer Drive, Wagaman, NT 0810, Australia. ...