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Updated: July 28, 2010
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Sandstone outcrop, Cape Melville National Park, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Photo: Ian Brown. Cape York is one of the last great wild places on Earth. Like the Congo, the Serengeti and the Amazon, it deserves the highest protection possible. It is an extraordinary environment with seamless transitions between mangroves, tropical rainforests, savannahs, wetlands - and bountiful coasts and seas. Bounded by the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics World Heritage areas, it is half the size of Britain, and nearly as big as the entire state of Victoria.
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| Cape York for World Heritage |
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Cape York Peninsula is a land of abundant nature and culture - where less than 1% of the land has ever been cleared. But this diverse and unspoilt landscape is largely unprotected. Today, you and I have an opportunity to ensure it becomes part of the largest network of World Heritage areas on the planet. |
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| Queensland's Wild Rivers |
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Queensland is lucky to retain some of the world’s healthiest natural river systems. They underpin regional economies and support unique and diverse wildlife. Free of dams, weirs, polluting irrigation schemes and industrial development, the natural and cultural values of these rivers remain largely intact. |
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| Indigenous Conservation |
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Taking a WildCountry “big picture” approach to conservation, The Wilderness Society is supporting the development of a globally recognised Indigenous Conservation Estate on Cape York Peninsula. |
Cape York Updates
- Warren Entsch fails Cape York environment protection test - August 17, 2010
- Australian Federal Election - Your environment, your future, your vote - July 23, 2010
- Wenlock now protected as a Wild River! - July 29, 2010
With the release of our federal election scorecard, the Wilderness Society in Cairns focused on making Cape York protection a high priority in the Far North seat of Leichhardt.
The Federal election is on Saturday, August 21. Get active, tell the major parties the environment is your priority, and let’s get the environment and action on climate change on the federal agenda.
After an extensive campaign involving many tens of thousands of supporters over many years, the Wenlock River on Cape York has finally been protected.
Cape York Media Releases
- Entsch on the nose over Cape York environmental protection - August 17, 2010
- Hello… green policies? Gillard, Abbott Missing-In-Action on nature conservation - August 03, 2010
- Senate Report rejecting anti-Wild Rivers Bill welcomed - June 23, 2010
The Wilderness Society has awarded a ‘big red fail mark’ to Warren Entsch, LNP Candidate for Leichhardt, for failing to commit to protect Cape York’s natural and cultural heritage values.
The Wilderness Society has criticized both Labor and the Coalition for failing to present clear, positive policies to protect our native forests, our unique natural ecosystems and marine environments, and iconic places like the Kimberley and Cape York.
The Wilderness Society has welcomed the main findings and recommendation of the final report from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, which has been examining a Bill to overturn Queensland’s groundbreaking Wild Rivers declarations.
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