Cape York NRM has secured funding from the Queensland government’s Department of Environment, Science & Innovation for the next two years to upskill the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) rangers in feral animal control.
The six Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups in the Alliance work from the Northern Peninsula area to Kowanyama, protecting endangered turtle species along eight beaches- about 220km of coastline.
The WCTTAA rangers will undertake firearms training ready for the 2025 aerial shoot, as well as additional training in feral animal control skills, like the use of foothold traps and aluminium welding for making turtle nest protection cages.
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