Megan Soulsby, Scientific Intern GTCP Season 2017/18
My name is Megan Soulsby and I am originally from a small town called Caerphilly in South Wales. I fell in love with wildlife and the outdoors from a young…
Meeting the GTCP Project Manager
Today we went to meet Karen Hattingh, the GTCP Project Manager. She gave us an overview on the history of the program, which is now in its 10th season. It…
Simone Bosshard, Program Assistant GTCP Season 2017/18
My name is Simone Bosshard, and I will be the Program Assistant for the season 2017/18 of the Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program (GTCP). I am thrilled to have been given…
Using Nocturnal Observations to Validate Diurnal Track Interpretations
Fantastic news as a start to 2017! Our paper has been published in the scientific journal “Chelonian Conservation and Biology” about the first 8 years of turtle research at the…
Busy, busy Turtle Days at Gnaraloo… With a sprinkle of Christmas
The work load for the GTCP 2016/17 team does not seem to go down though the Christmas holidays are around the corner. The female turtles are not giving us a…
Wildlife Wednesday: Sand Dollars (Arachnoides tenuis)
Have you ever picked up a white flat shell with a beautiful five petal flower pattern engraved into it on the beach? This in fact is the endoskeleton of a…
Wildlife Wednesday: Oyster Catcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Sorry folks for the delay in posting our weekly Wildlife Wednesday post! But here we have been so busy working on the beach, and actually seeing turtles coming up! When…
Fun Fact Friday: Do Flightless Emu have Dense Bones?
It is known that birds have hollow bones to aid them in flight. The fact is that, not all bird species have hollow bones. Some have solids bones (marrow-filled) and…
Wildlife Wednesday: Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
This is a very seldom sighting for anyone, due to its shy nature and the remoteness of its habitat (such as Gnaraloo). The perenties can be found in the desert…
GTCP 2016/17 First Night Survey
As part of our research, we run night surveys along the Gnaraloo beaches, to estimate nest detection bias for the Day Surveys. Last night we had our first official Night…
