General News
10 December, 2022
Controlled burn success at Cape Kimberley
BIOSECURITY teams battled heat, steep terrain, and mosquitoes during the second controlled burn at Cape Kimberley last month.
Douglas Shire Council’s biosecurity team worked with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and Traditional Owners to conduct a controlled burn at Cape Kimberley.
This was the second burn held in this area and succeeded in clearing 90 per cent of the coastal grasslands.
Planned burning for conservation has many benefits including maintaining ecosystems and ecological processes, conserving native flora and fauna and habitat essential for their survival and protecting or maintaining cultural places.
Well-planned fire is an important tool for weed control, maximising biodiversity and promoting the survival and recovery of endangered or vulnerable species.