Agalda

Custodianship is shared between four Aboriginal clan groups, the Agalda, Ngaindjagar, Madjunbalmi and Muran. The Cobourg Marine Park protects several rare species, including the Dugong and marine turtles : Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Green, Leatherback and Flatback Turtles. Each visitor to this remote area is granted a special permit by the Tribal Elders (arranged by the lodge), bestowed only to those individuals who recognise the calling to rediscover the spirit of the Agalda wilderness. The Parks lie within the clan estates of the Iwaidja speaking peoples of western Agalda Arnhem Land. To be granted exclusive permission to set foot on this vast ancestral land is a distinct privilege.The Parks conserve a mosaic of sandy beaches, dunes and associated coastal grasslands, mangroves, rainforest patches, coral reefs, sea grass meadows and rich marine life.