More than 4,500 feral pigs have been removed and almost 4,000 marine turtle nests monitored across Cape York as part of the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) program.

Key outcomes were discussed at WCTTAA's annual post-nesting season meeting, held in Cairns in late March.

The meeting was hosted by Cape York Natural Resource Management (NRM).

It brought together 50 participants from the alliance's six member groups, as well as government agencies, contractors and other stakeholders involved in conservation and pest management.

Pormpuraaw Land and Sea Ranger Mr Kiren Tarpencha said the meeting allowed groups to compare experiences.

"We've heard from other groups, how they're doing and how their programs run differently or similar to ours," he said.

"At the end of the day, we're all doing the same job, but there's a bit of difference between the groups."

Nanum Wungthim Land and Sea Ranger co-ordinator Ms Marietta Matasia said the gathering helped groups work through shared challenges.

"We are always happy to share our ideas and learn from each other," she said.

"Listening to the other groups and their on-ground experiences helps us work together on the issues and challenges that we all face, improve the way we do things and share our success stories."

The WCTTAA program was recognised at the 2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards, receiving the inaugural First Nations Award for Excellence in Biosecurity.

Cape York NRM's WCTTAA co-ordinator Dr Manuela Fischer said the annual meeting was a chance to review the season.

"We hold this meeting each year after the turtle nesting season on the western Cape ends," she said.

"It's an opportunity to report findings, discuss challenges and solutions of each ranger group individually, and plan for the next season and future opportunities as an alliance."

Cape York NRM chief executive officer Ms Pip Schroor said the organisation had supported the alliance since 2013.

"We are enormously proud of the work we do with this program," she said.

"The rangers' dedication to turtle conservation and biosecurity is inspiring, and we're honoured to support their efforts."

WCTTAA is made up of Indigenous land and sea managers from the Northern Peninsula Area, Mapoon, Napranum, Pormpuraaw, Aurukun and Kowanyama, who work together to protect marine turtle nests from predation along the western Cape York coastline.