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Welcome to the Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals Program (CYWAFAP) web page.
About Us
Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals Program (CYWAFAP) is a dedicated team supported by Cook Shire Council but funded independently through grants and contract work and operate throughout Cape York Peninsula.
CYWAFAP undertake natural
resource management involving weeds
and feral animals.
This can include but is not limited to:
Pest Management Planning
We can help landholders undertake Property Pest Management planning. We also provide advice to State and Local Government on weed and feral animal issues within Cape York.
Capacity Building
CYWAFAP can offer certified trainers to undertake training (formal or informal) in several units associated with the Conservation and Land Management (CALM) training package.
Resource Assessment
CYWAFAP can undertake mapping of weeds or feral animals by ground or air and provide the data in a format suitable for most corporate GIS systems.
On Ground Control Work
Our suitably qualified staff can undertake weed and feral animal control on a wide range of species anywhere within Cape York. We believe our local knowledge combined with our extensive experience of operating throughout Cape York gives us an distinct advantage when applying control techniques.
The Area
The CYP region defined for the program runs from the Bloomfield River catchment in the east, west to the Nassau River mouth, north to and including the Murulug Archipelago. The region is over 200,000 square kilometers (roughly the size of Victoria) and has a population around 20,000. Ther are three main townships within the region consisting of Cooktown, Weipa and Thursday Island.There are 12 local government organisations – 8 Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) councils, 3 shire councils and 1 town authority. The council with the largest area is Cook Shire.
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Large distances separate communities and pastoral properties and roads can be impassable for up to 6 months each year, due to rain, rendering large areas seasonally inaccessible for pest control works at a critical time, especially for annual weeds.
Achievements
Probably the greatest achievement of the program has been the increased awareness of weeds and pest animals on CYP across a wide range of stakeholder groups, which include government departments, pastoralists, rural landholders, indigenous communities and individuals.
