Invasive pests and weeds are putting increasing pressure on Cape York Peninsula’s wetlands, waterways and native vegetation, threatening ecological health and cultural values.

Our Cape York Wildfire Resilience project is well and truly underway, with early dry season burns now completed across more than 46,000 hectares on 12 properties. These planned burns are helping improve the resilience of native vegetation to destructive wildfires. Watch our video for a closer look at the project's first aerial early dry season burns.

Cape York Peninsula’s coastline and lowland regions support two of Australia’s most remarkable and fragile ecosystems: littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets, and lowland tropical rainforest.

Two land and sea ranger groups have learnt how to build turtle nest cages, a vital tool used by the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) to protect marine turtle eggs and nests from predators.

Invasive pests and weeds are putting increasing pressure on Cape York Peninsula’s wetlands, waterways and native vegetation, threatening ecological health and cultural values.