Field Diaries 2011/12

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Hi guys, During early November 2011, we headed back into town to Carnarvon to meet up with Stuart Dijkmans, our local GIS support cartographer, to travel together north to Exmouth…

Hey Turtle trackers :-) We have returned from our trip to Exmouth and all agree it was a positive experience. Chantelle Coote and Colin Valentine from the Department of Environment…

Hey everyone, This weekend the GTCP team will head up north to Exmouth for training in Western Australian turtle track monitoring and species identification protocols by the Department of Environment…

Hey GTCP followers, Wow has this week been action packed! After starting essential pre-season work at Gnaraloo, we took a road trip back to Carnarvon to do 3 presentations at…