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Building more protection for turtles

The Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) will be upping the ante on the production of sea turtle nesting cages under a new scheme organised by Cape York NRM. 

18 Jan 2024
Skilling up on NAFI know-how

How do satellites see fires, how can you create a fire map, and what is the best technology to use? These were among the key topics at two fire planning workshops held in Cooktown in October. 

31 Oct 2023
Sawfish tracking on the western Cape

The elusive freshwater sawfish (Pristis pristis) was at the centre of recent tracking studies in the Rinyirru(Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) and at Kowanyama over September. 

31 Oct 2023
Calling for local knowledge

Cape York NRM is keen to talk to land managers about the way their fire planning and regimes are making an impact.

31 Oct 2023
Getting the dirt on soils

Agronomist Dr David Hall was back with all the dirt on soils, nutrients and crop production at a recently held workshop for  Endeavour Valley farmers. 

31 Oct 2023
Busy season for marine turtle protection

Training in new data collection for marine turtle nest protection and trialing nest-temperature monitoring have been the focus for the western Cape York Peninsula turtle season with members of the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) adopting the new techniques w

31 Oct 2023