In our next issue:
Loggerheads not
lost!
The world’s second largest turtle spends almost its entire life at
sea, with females emerging only briefly to lay their eggs. In order
to do so, Loggerhead Turtles undergo one of the longest
seasonal migrations of any marine animal, returning to the beach
of their birth to nest. This reliance on scattered nesting beaches
renders the species vulnerable, and along with other threats
posed by mankind, is responsible for persistent and marked
declines in recent years.
But an innovative turtle conservation project on WA’s Ningaloo
coast is slowly reversing the tide. Karen Hattingh, chief scientist
of the Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program , reports
that more than 400 turtle nests were documented this season, up
from about 300 last year.
Travel with iHerp Australia to the Gnaraloo wilderness and
discover more about this amazing, ground-breaking program.
Image courtesy of Karen Hattingh, Gnaraloo
Turtle Conservation Program.