These graziers have found preserving the Capricorn yellow chat's habitat by having cattle keep down invasive weed species benefits the birds and their businesses.
He said it was a simple question of healthy environment, healthy cattle."I think it's all part of the environment isn't it? They're all a part of the ecosystem and I think they seem to get along quite well."
Mr Briggs said the population of yellow chats is on a knife edge and any loss of population or habitat could have a detrimental impact."That means the bird is critically endangered and you can well imagine if we had a major environmental event, like a cyclone or a huge fire that went through, we could end up reducing the population to a level that is not viable and it would end up going extinct.
"Without them there is no management, and I don't think the habitat would last very long if it was just left to be in its wild condition."Mr Geddes said their work with the Capricorn yellow chat was an example of farmers working with the land, and that agriculture and the natural environment can co-exist."You can see the cows lying down and the bird on its back just going around doing its thing.
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