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The Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance is made up of land and sea managers in western Cape York working together to protect marine turtles

 Cape York
capeyorknrm.com.au/wcttaa.html
Joined June 2014
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New podcast from WWF-Australia. Climate Cash: Helping our neighbours address climate change wwf.org.au/climatecash
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Mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria has the #fishing industry worried abc.net.au/news/2016-07-11/m… @NTSCouncil @abclandline @EDO_NT
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Are we getting closer to understanding why Raine Island hatching rates have plummeted? xitter.cf/turtlenews/status/7523…
SeaTurtleFoundation (@turtlenews) profile pictureSeaTurtleFoundation@turtlenews11 Jul 2016
A new theory for low hatchling survival rates on Raine Island #turtleresearch #greenturtles #Australia ow.ly/gW8u3022qA8
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Back from great time filming with the Kowanyama Ranger team for our upcoming WCTTAA turtle doco @CapeYorkNRM
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Turtle monitoring season 2016 begins for the #Pormpuraaw team @capeyorkNRM @TSCommissioner @WWF_Australia
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Hawksbills nesting in the Solomons may head to GBR to feed. We also need to track those nesting here in the GBR xitter.cf/nature_brains/status/7…
Cool Green Science (@nature_brains) profile pictureCool Green Science@nature_brains13 Jun 2016
Unraveling the mystery of hawksbill #seaturtle migration in the Solomon Islands bit.ly/1UBwzjk
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A study from #Florida suggests removing debris from beaches increases nesting success in #SeaTurtles 🐢 #TurtleNews: ow.ly/Cc0x300z1XJ
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Happy World Turtle Day to the beautiful flatbacks that have chosen western Cape York to nest @CapeYorkNRM
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New research showing why those single hatchlings left behind in the nest struggle to make it out. brisbanetimes.com.au/queensl… via @brisbanetimes

Turtle hatchlings work better in groups to tunnel to surface, UQ study finds

Hatchlings in bigger clutches use less energy to tunnel to surface.

brisbanetimes.com.au
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Happy to see turtle protection remains high priority in Apudthama Ranger planning workshop in Cape York @CapeYorkNRM
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Will Minister Hunt’s ambitious plan be funded? The budget threat facing Australia’s threatened species shar.es/1erO8m @capeyorknrm
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Just had a fabulous couple of days planning turtle program with the NPA Rangers, @qldehp and @WWF_Australia
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Hawksbills from Milman Island tagged by @WWF_Australia & NPA Rangers still going strong either side of the Cape bit.ly/23Gl8i5
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Napranum Rangers planning their pig control efforts for turtle protection this week with Jim Mitchell @CapeYorkNRM
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Thanks to Mapoon Rangers for great 2 days planning for pig control to protect nesting turtles @CapeYorkNRM
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Sea turtle nesting on Milman Island hampered by drought (#Australia): ow.ly/Xfvu4
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The first baby #seaturtles of 2016 hatch at Mon Repos (#Australia): ow.ly/WMx4V
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For the growth of Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas - supporting jobs, community, culture countryneedspeople.org.au/?r…
A year of NRM on #CapeYork: our AGM next week Coen. Details: goo.gl/0fW7xt @ABCFarNorth @CookShire @Cooktown_News @AusLandcare
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eepurl.com/bBRYxP Latest #HealthyCountry Newsletter for #CapeYork NRM. Enjoy!
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