Cape York Peninsula - Wikipedia
The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia. [1] The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle.
National Park cull plan riles Cape York cattle producers
Oct 2, 2024 · TENSIONS are rising between Cape York cattle producers and National Parks, with station owners given until the end of this week to remove branded livestock from parks before they are seized by the Department.
Cape York cattlemen fight back against unlawful shooting of …
Sep 25, 2024 · The new group formed for Cape York Peninsula to fight illegal shooting of cattle by QPWS. Cape York cattle producers have come together to fight the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service’s “reign of terror” which they claim has …
Cattle producers clash with government over CYPAL seizures
Sep 25, 2024 · A newly-formed alliance of Cape York cattle producers has blasted a “reign of terror” by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) it says results in their stock being shot if they stray into national parks.
Cape York disappearing into the mire of indigenous and United …
Jan 12, 2025 · Recently QPWS acquired the 700,000 acre Kendall River Station PH in central western Cape York paying $30 million with a small herd of resident cattle whose fate remains unclear in light of the recent court ruling.
Fears cattle stations are vanishing in Australia's last frontier Cape York
Apr 7, 2022 · The Queensland Government has bought than a dozen cattle properties in Cape York since 2007; One million hectares has been purchased for conservation and native title handovers
A sad ending for Cape York Peninsula - www.cairnsnews.org
Mar 11, 2022 · Only the Indigenous Land Corporation based in Canberra and pastoralists can lawfully claim cattle on Cape York today. Unless pastoralists individually contracted with the NPWS allowing them to seize their stock, they cannot be lawfully killed.
Cape York feral cattle cull targets four key national parks
May 23, 2024 · QPWS conduct regular feral animal control programs on national parks on Cape York that target feral pigs, feral cats, feral horses and unbranded cattle, and assistant principal ranger Steve Coulson said survey data will be used to …
MP demands end to ‘disgraceful’ Cape cattle seizures amid calls …
Jan 22, 2025 · A Far North Queensland MP says he hopes a landmark court ruling will end a “disgraceful” State Government program to manage cattle in Cape York national parks and give pastoralists a genuine chance to retrieve their livestock.
Movement at the Station: Recent property listings - Beef Central
Oct 26, 2022 · Fully operational northern breeding at Cape York. James and Patricia Gordon are selling their fully operational Far North Queensland cattle station Astrea after 37 years ownership. The 62,800ha property is located near Yarraden, 450km north of Mareeba and 60km west of the Musgrave Roadhouse on Cape York Peninsula.