Palmerville

Ranger team
Western Yalanji Rangers
Host organisation
Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation

The Western Yalanji rangers play an important role in caring for their traditional country around Palmerville Station in central-south eastern Cape York Peninsula.

Their priorities include:

  • monitoring and controlling feral animals and weeds and undertaking wildlife surveys
  • undertaking fire management in consultation with Elders
  • monitoring mining activity on Western Kuku-Yalanji land and river Country
  • clearing, monitoring and maintaining of vehicle tracks, Bama walking tracks, springs, wells, waterways and other sacred places in consultation with Elders; and assisting with cultural heritage surveys and recording
  • supporting cultural camps and educating the community, tourists and school children about the Western Kuku-Yalanji Indigenous Land Use Agreement and ranger program.

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