Shelburne Bay
- Ranger team
- Wuthathi Land and Sea custodians
- Host organisation
- Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation
The Wuthathi Land and Sea custodians look after country at Shelburne Bay on north-eastern Cape York Peninsula, which includes coastal dune fields, freshwater ecosystems and wetlands; and sea country from Cape York east to Raine Island.
Their priorities include:
- establishing culturally appropriate indicators for monitoring the health of country and establishing better baseline data on the scope of introduced animals and plants
- cleaning up marine debris
- assisting in the management of green turtles on Raine Island and other islands
- managing visitor access to country and dune areas through regular ranger patrols
- managing weeds and feral animals, including fencing key boundaries against cattle
- undertaking cultural mapping and recording (middens, burial sites, story places) and documenting traditional/cultural medicines and bush foods
- maintaining infrastructure including gates, campgrounds and fire breaks.