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Indigenous Protected Area An Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is a class of protected area used in Australia; each is formed by voluntary agreement with Indigenous Australians, and declared by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander representative organisation ...
(IPA) is a area around the Moyle and Little Moyle River area in the
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
of
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. IPAs are areas of land and sea Country managed by First Nations groups for biodiversity conservation and cultural outcomes through voluntary agreements with the Australian Government. These areas for part of Australia's National Reserve System. Dedicated in 2010, the Marri-Jabin IPA is managed by about the Thamarrurr Land and Sea Rangers based in Wadeye, administerd by Thamarrurr Development Corporation. they undertake weed, fire, cultural, feral animal and other land management activities. The Marri-Jabin IPA is known for its nationally-recognised species, including the vulnerable
red goshawk The red goshawk (''Erythrotriorchis radiatus'') is a bird of prey found in Australia. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses. It takes a broad range of live prey, mostly birds. Taxonomy ...
, the water mouse and the endangered
northern quoll The northern quoll (''Dasyurus hallucatus''), also known as the northern native cat, the North Australian native cat or the satanellus is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. Taxonomy The northern quoll is a member of the family Das ...
. Its wetlands supports up to 500 000 magpie geese, estuarine crocodiles and supports vulnerable flatback and endangered olive ridley turtles nest along its coastline.


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