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a broader level it allows us to get a better idea on how the distribution is changing which influences our knowledge of their status, or how threatened they are.

   Old people who grew up on Country, either in pujiman times, or working on cattle stations have good knowledge on where Tjakura used to occur in the 1960s and 70s.

    For example, Mickey Bennie recounted how he dug one up east of Balgo in the 1970s while working as a Ringer. They were digging fence posts near Ngulupi at the time when they dug up a lizard, and Mickey said "I didn't know blue tongue lizards dug holes". And Bill Doonday (deceased) said "no, that's a Tjalapa".

   There have been no recent records across this northern part of the range (from WA/NT border across the northern Great Sandy Desert to Broome, Fig. 2).
   Following up on anecdotal reports from Elders as well as revisiting sites of historical scientific records would help clarify whether Tjakura have actually disappeared from the north-west, or whether the absence of recent records is just due to lack of survey effort.

  This area (encompassing Ngulupi, Tjurabalan, Ngurra Kayanta, Ngurrura, Karajarri, Nyangumarta Native Title areas) is a priority for surveys to determine the current distribution.

  The southern edge of the range between Warburton, Cosmo, Laverton and Wiluna is also a priority area to survey. On the Eastern edge of the range Angas Downs in the Northern Territory is a priority area with previous records to revisit.

  There are also many gaps within the currently known distribution where any additional survey work will be useful to obtain a clearer picture of their current status, and help us prioritise sites to conduct fire management.

  Photograph 14. Mapping historical Tjakura locations from senior knowledge holders who grew up in
  pre-contact time.

  Source: Kiwirrkurra IPA
 Figure 6. Priority survey areas to determine the distribution of Tjakura in Australia.
   Strategy 3: Survey new areas

 Aim                    Action                                                                                                                        Outputs                                                                                                                                              Outcomes                                                                                                                  Measurable Indicator
 By 2025 sufficient     3.1 Refine historical                                                                                                         Information                                                                                                                                          More accurate                                                                                                             Refined map of
 field surveys have     distribution by                                                                                                               collected from                                                                                                                                       map of historical                                                                                                         historical range
 been conducted         consulting senior                                                                                                             northwest,                                                                                                                                           distribution, that                                                                                                        completed by 2025
 around the edge of     Traditional Owners                                                                                                            southwest,                                                                                                                                           can be used to plan
 the range and in key                                                                                                                                 northeast and                                                                                                                                        future surveys
 gaps to determine                                                                                                                                    southeast edges of
 current distribution                                                                                                                                 range
 and number of
 subpopulations of
 Tjakura, to identify
 where management
 is required and
 whether the
 distribution is
 continuing to
 contract
                        3.2 Establish current distribution of Tjakura across Australia by conducting surveys around edge of range                     Field surveys conducted at previously known sites or likely habitat outside currently known range in northwest, southwest, northeast and southeast   Baseline map of current