turtle season Archive

Loggerhead hatchling on Teewah Beach in January 2023
End of the Season: The Green and Loggerhead turtle nesting season along the Cooloola Coast is
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This photo shows the turtle tracks crossing the 4WD tracks - taken at Double Island last December. Keep an eye out for similar tracks and report them to TurtleCare. Photo source: TurtleCare FB group
It’s Turtle Time: We are right in the middle of turtle nesting season (November to
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Marine turtles hatching on the beach. Photo credit: cooloolacoastcare.org.au
Volunteer to care for our turtles: Santa has not been the only visitor bringing gifts to Rainbow Beach
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Bruce Rochester sent in this photo: “We had the unexpected privilege of watching a mumma turtle heading back to the surf, on Inskip Beach at night. We kept our distance but watched until she made it to the surf because we didn’t want her to get run over. Amazing experience for us and the kids!” You can keep a look out too, with daily walks for TurtleCare until March
Youth Coastcare begins!: As a new year begins, Cooloola Coastcare is ramping up for a
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Keep a lookout for the distinctive turtle tracks on the beach and report them to Cooloola Coastcare
Wishing you a Very Turtle-y Christmas: Well everyone will remember 2020 as quite the year full of ups
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Turtle time again!: The 2019 – 2020 turtle season saw a flurry of activity at
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Coastcare - Baby turtles making their way to the water during a Loggerhead turtle nest hatching at Rainbow Beach. Photo: Danielle Bowden
Planning for Turtle Season: Cooloola Coastcare is ramping up their TurtleCare project in readiness for the
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World Sea Turtle Day - On their way to freedom, the little turtles make their way to the sea. Photo: Rainbow Beach Wedding Photography
World Sea Turtle Day: World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16. But with 8
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Photo by Turtlecare volunteer Jan Waters - one of the latest hatchlings to make it to the water alive and well at Rainbow Beach
Turtle survival success after cliff rescue: Nature doesn’t stop for lockdown and neither does caring for the sea
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Of the 143 eggs found at the bottom of the nest, 138 of them left the nest successfully
Baby turtles on the run: Cooloola Coastcare President, Randy Orwin, received a text message from Dean Bergin,
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