Ocean Sentry
North Queensland Land Council chair Terry O”Shane said that although traditional owners had the right to hunt the endangered species for traditional purposes, they had a responsibility to protect the environment.
“What I”m talking to the mobs about is developing a responsible response to those rights. We need to protect the ecosystem. Dugong is an endangered species and we have to recognise that too.” His comments come after reports poachers at Yarrabah in far north Queensland have been abusing native title laws to kill dugong and turtles before selling the meat on the black market for up to $50 a kilogram… Read Full Article by Evan Schwarten
