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A metal sign depicting an image of two small brown birds picking at a dirt mound, with the words Welcome to Nhill



Bird on mound of sticks and sand in bush scene with trees and scrub

People in high-vis vests and work uniforms dig at a sandy hole surrounded by burnt sticks

"The mounds are good insulation, so the fires don't cook or burn the eggs or chicks, they can survive afterwards,"
he said.



A malleefowl in the bush

"It's a really super, super sophisticated incubator, like they have in hospitals,"
Dr Norman said.



A man in a stripy shirt holds a faded book with yellowing pages in a kitchen

A man in a stripy shirt and bucket hat points at a machine with valves and a glass dome in the foreground

Dr Mark Norman is standing facing the camera on the top of Mount Oberon.

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