Indigenous councils unite to save threatened turtles

Indigenous councils unite to save threatened turtles

ABC News

26 August 2013


Three Indigenous councils on far north Queensland's western Cape York have joined forces to help protect endangered and vulnerable turtles.

The Northern Peninsula, Mapoon and Pormpuraaw councils will pool resources and expertise to better coordinate turtle conservation programs, including culling predators such as wild pigs, which they say eat up to 98 per cent of turtle eggs each season. Read more

 

 
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