Queensland has acquired parts of three huge cattle properties covering almost 396,000 hectares; the deal protects 174 wetlands on one station and habitat for threatened birds across northern Australia

• Representative imageQueensland has secured major portions of three vast cattle properties across Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria, adding almost 396,000 hectares to the state’s protected area network.
• The Queensland Government says in a press release that the acquisitions cover 137,000 hectares of Kendall River Station, 90,000 hectares of Westmoreland Station, and 169,000 hectares of Cliffdale Station.
• The land contains nationally significant wetlands, savanna woodlands, permanent waterholes, and habitat for threatened wildlife, including the palm cockatoo and grey falcon.