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Daily, from November through to April, trained and accredited citizen scientists under the Queensland Turtle Conservation Project drive a 60 km round trip from Woorim to the northernmost point of Bribie Island National Park. The citizen scientists monitor the tracks of nesting loggerhead and green turtles and protect the nests from predation. These volunteers are also active BIEPA members.
On the daily monitoring journey, where a nest is observed, the volunteers identify the species, confirm the location of the egg chamber for applying predator exclusion meshing, and where required, relocate the nest to protect from high tide inundation. The valuable data collected in the monitoring process contributes to the Queensland Government’s Turtle Conservation Project.
BIEPA is supporting this important conservation work through our Turtle Awareness project, by helping to cover the direct expenses incurred by volunteers when carrying out this work.
Each trip costs on average $40, with an anticipated 140 trips over the 2024/25 season. We also need financial support for cages and equipment — our target is $6,000.
Please consider donating to help support the work of the Bribie Island North turtle protection program.
$250 will cover the cost of protecting a nest for the season
$40 will cover one day of monitoring the Bribie Island north nests
$10 will contribute to the survival of the eggs.
Press this button to donate via our Chuffed.org campaign — every contribution is welcome.
Alternatively, you can donate via direct credit using our bank details on our Donate page. Please put the word TURTLES in the transaction description to tell us what it's for.
Feel free to call me on 0408 066 820 if you have any queries.
— Libby Anstis
I helped with turtle conservation in Northern WA. Then, volunteers were trained and supported by the council.
Doing 140 trips isn't really very environmentally friendly. How about having a couple of conservation camps, trying to minimise driving, perhaps using drones to assist?