Wet Tropics Management Authority - Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program

14/05/2026

⚠️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 ⚠️

Yellow crazy ants have been detected along the 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 and the 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸.

This popular hiking trail connects the Gillies Range to the Atherton Tablelands and we urge all visitors to remain highly vigilant when travelling through the area.

Please 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 from the area, as yellow crazy ants can easily nest inside these materials and be accidentally spread to new locations.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮:

👉check footwear, gear, and equipment before leaving

🌱avoid disturbing vegetation or moving materials

📞 report any suspected yellow crazy ants to 07 4241 0525.

Yellow crazy ants are golden-brown, between 3mm - 4mm long, with long legs and antennae. When disturbed, they move in a frantic, erratic manner.

Thank you for your support. Community awareness and vigilance are critical for detecting new infestations and stopping the spread of invasive ants 🐜

24/04/2026

🚨Treatment Notice 🚨

Our team will be conducting aerial treatment in the week commencing 27 April in 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲 and 𝗦𝗮𝘄𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 as part of our ongoing efforts to eradicate yellow crazy ants.

Our field staff will also be out and about delivering hand treatment in identified areas 🏡

Treatment is weather dependent and may be cancelled at short notice if rain is forcast.
If you require further information please call 07 4241 0525

21/04/2026

We are proud to announce another significant milestone has been achieved with a further 180 hectares declared free of yellow crazy ants, bringing the total area eradicated to more than 1,255ha!

03/04/2026

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁 for Easter eggs this weekend? 🪺

Keep your explorer eyes open… you might spot some tiny creatures along the way 🐜
Ants are active this time of year, so while you’re out searching, take a moment to look along paths, tree trunks and in the grass.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘁? 📸
-> 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽 a photo
-> 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 the location
👇and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it in the comments below, your find could help protect our Wet Tropics!

Download your free ant guide here: https://www.wettropics.gov.au/ant-guide

Have an egg-stra fun (and curious!) Easter 🐰🌿

31/03/2026

Do you want to be a voice for the World Heritage Area?

Help shape the future of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area!

The Wet Tropics Management Authority is seeking new members for our Scientific Advisory and Community Consultative committees to bring scientific expertise, cultural insights, and community perspectives into World Heritage management.

These key advisory groups provide independent, evidence-based advice to the WTMA Board, supporting the protection and management of the World Heritage Area.

If you have relevant expertise, sectoral knowledge or well-established networks, we’d love to hear from you! Know someone suitable? Please share this post with them.

Learn more and apply here:

Community Consultative Committee: https://www.wettropics.gov.au/expression-of-interest-community-consultative-committee_2026-2029.html

Scientific Advisory Committee: https://www.wettropics.gov.au/wet-tropics-scientific-advisory-committee-2026-2029-expression-of-interest

Terrain NRM
Cairns and Far North Environment Centre

20/03/2026

Today we celebrate the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

Did you know the 𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 is home to one of the oldest continuously surviving 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 on Earth? 🌳

This remarkable forest supports an extraordinary diversity of plants and animals found nowhere else.

Protecting the Area means tackling threats like 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, which can disrupt rainforest environments and impact native wildlife.

Through the 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, WTMA works with the community to eradicate this pest and protect the Wet Tropics for future generations.

A big thank you to our dedicated team members and supporters helping keep these ancient rainforests thriving. 💚



📷: Tourism Tropical North Queensland

18/03/2026

Our engagement team spent the morning chatting with locals about yellow crazy ants and met a dynamic duo who were very excited to spot some ants while out shopping 😀

16/03/2026

Monitoring team members Jules and Kelly were invited to JCU: James Cook University, Australia this morning to deliver a lecture to Biological Invasions students 🎓

They spoke about yellow crazy ants, the history and progress of our program here in Cairns and how everyone can help by being aware and keeping an eye out for these highly invasive ants.

11/03/2026

We had smoko this morning to bid farewell to field supervisor Sam Rees who has decided to head back to uni to study full-time.

Sam has been with the program for nearly seven years and his knowledge and experience will be missed.

Don’t be a stranger and all the best for for the future, Sam.

08/03/2026

Our operational staff joined workers from MSF Sugar Pty Ltd this morning to learn how to work safely along the region’s numerous sugarcane rail corridors and in-an-around the Mulgrave Mill.

This year it is anticipated field staff will survey and treat up to 45 individual sites located in or near a sugarcane rail corridor 😮