Field Diaries 2017/18

This field diary continues with the ongoing theme of sharing some of the various facts and characteristics that comprise the animal that we are currently devoting our lives to –…

Moving further along with the World of Science series, this field diary will aim to explore the story of turtle beginnings: The process of ovulation to development of the hatchling.…

As an Animal Scientist and Conservation Biologist, it would be unlikely to surprise you that I find animals, their behavior, their physiology, and, well, pretty much everything about them, truly…

The world of science is ever changing and with it comes new and exciting ways to locate, understand, and interact with the billions of species inhabiting the world around us.…

On November 19th, Chantelle and Mel, members of the Department for Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) on behalf of the Ningaloo Marine Park, arrived at the Homestead here at Gnaraloo.…

Our first morning of the season was spent doing introductions to the program and hearing presentations on the research we would be conducting. After a long couple of hours, it…

Night surveys were well underway, and turtle activity on the beach had started to pick up. This meant that our Night Surveys involved less trudging back and forth, up and…

Not so long ago, we in the GTCP Season 2017/18 were afforded an exciting opportunity. We were given the opportunity to work in collaboration with a turtle satellite tagging program.…

Something about being a benchmark is incredibly noteworthy. Whether you are spearheading a new campaign, or in our case a new protocol, being the first feels invigorating. We are in…

The time had finally come for us to start Night Survey. We had had seen quite a bit of activity on the beach during our Day Survey, and I couldn’t…