Mapoon
- Ranger team
- Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers
- Host organisation
- Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
The Mapoon land and sea rangers manage 80km of coastline and three major river catchments in Western Cape York, delivering environmental and cultural protection activities including:
- intensive monitoring of turtle nests to enhance the survival of species including the endangered Olive Ridley turtle
- culling of feral pigs to support an increase in the hatchling success of Flatback and Olive Ridley turtle nests
- biosecurity work including pest plant, marine debris and animal health survey
- protection of little tern colonies including through the installation of signage and exclusion fencing
- recording and management of important cultural sites
- removal of ghost nets along the coastline
- biannual assessment of nine priority wetlands and water quality testing in four river systems
- monthly sea country patrols to monitor for illegal activities
- treatment of priority weeds including gamba, sicklepod and caltrop
- junior ranger activities in partnership with Western Cape College.