Our first week at Gnaraloo
We have just completed the first formal week of daily beach monitoring at the Gnaraloo Bay Rookery, from 2 - 8 November 2012. On 1 November 2012, we discovered a…
Introducing the GTCP team 2012/13
We would like to introduce you to this season’s new field research team who have come to Gnaraloo representing 4 countries with a range of educational and research experience. Wonnita…
We received an Award!
The Gnaraloo turtle and feral animal control programs won an award for Natural environment conservation at the 2012 Midwest / Gascoyne Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Regional Awards ceremony in…
Turtle Bobby in paid position at Mote
Before being selected to work with the Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program (GTCP), I worked as a volunteer intern for the Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) at Mote Marine…
End of field work at Gnaraloo
Hello all GTCP friends! As noted on the Gnaraloo Bay Turtle Thermometer, the GTCP monitoring period 2011/12 at Gnaraloo officially came to an end on 28 February 2012. Unfortunately this means…
Nagle Catholic College visits us
The Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program opened up a new chapter in its community engagement program. On 23 January 2012, 11 students and 3 teachers from Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton,…
Mustering and shearing sheep
It’s that time of the year again! No, not the holiday season… mustering and shearing time at Gnaraloo! For the past few weeks, everyone around the station has been working…
New rookery to be explored
We will start work this week on an exciting new part of the turtle research program at Gnaraloo. Later today Kimmie and Fiona will head about 35km north of the…
What disturbs turtles?
Recently published research on turtle watching in Exmouth by the public has found the following: ... investigated the interactions between visitors and turtles, showed that a third of encounters resulted…
Training in predator track identification
We recently received training in predator track identification by Mike Butcher and his team from Animal Pest Management Services (APMS), including Shane and Dean Butcher. APMS is responsible for undertaking…
