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The Nature of the Problem
  • Yellow crazy ants are in the top 100 invasive species and are invading our territory
  • They have invaded 30 ha of Russett Park near Kuranda, 800Ha at Bentley Park, Cairns
  • They kill and consume most other ants, insects, lizards, birds and mammals
  • They invade homes, destroy wiring and spray formic acid on their preys eyes 
  • They need to be contained at the current site then eradicated Russett Park infestation could raft down the Barron River and infect Northern Cairns
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Yellow crazy ants swarm. When unchecked they breed into large swarms and can raft down waterways.
The Power of the YCA Community Task Force​
  • We have 150 Taskforce members
  • We have the network to get things done and who have a vested interest in eradication
  • We're there observing effects and are really effective monitors 
  • We are working with the local Djabuguy Bulmba Rangers - Land & Sea Ranger Program  
  • Our task force coordinator organises the community task force and communicates with the YCA Wet Tropics Management Authority eradication project team 
  • The task force does bait treatments, monitoring of ant activity, bait & non bait treatment trials and checks limits of the ants invasion 
  • Research at JCU has been kick started into the ant lifecycle (phenology) in the Wet Tropics from crowd funding and donations from local community, Kuranda Envirocare & Kuranda Media.  

When you sign up you will be able to update your contact details, change your availability and what skills you have to offer We will send you a monthly newsletter and progress updates.  You can unsubscribe at any time.
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Yellow crazy ants have been able to overpower this gecko and are now consuming it.
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Taskforce members enjoying a field day.
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​07 4093 8989

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​info@envirocare.org.au


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PO Box 494 Kuranda 4881


Nursery Address 
284 Myola Rd, Myola , Kuranda 4881
beyond the Kuranda Aquatic centre

Nursery Opening Times
Monday & Thursday 9am - noon 
Saturday 10am - noon 
or ph. 0419 624 940 for appointment
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  • Home
  • About us
  • Projects
    • Frog Habitat Project
    • Frog logo and T shirt competiton winners
    • Connecting Corridors Project
    • Bird Monitoring Project
    • Frog Monitoring Project >
      • Frog Friendly Neighbourhood
    • Yellow Crazy Ant Taskforce
    • GROW Project 1
  • Nursery
    • Naturally native plant collections
  • Get involved
  • Contact
  • Shop
    • Sizing and Product desc
    • Men's T-Shirts Leaf Design
    • Men's T-Shirts Scroll Design
    • Women's T-Shirts Leaf Design
    • Women's T-Shirts Scroll Design
    • Shipping T-shirts
  • Regional planning
    • Land development history
    • Kurworld >
      • TOO BIG
      • WRONG PLACE
      • NOT ENOUGH WATER TOO MUCH WASTE
      • ROAD CONGESTION
      • EMPTY PROMISES
      • NO TRUST
      • KEC Position
      • Resources
      • Submission Form
  • Invasive species
  • Local threatened species
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Membership
    • Membership benefits >
      • Library
  • Citizen science blog
  • Shipping T-shirts