Sea Turtle conservation and education on the Tiwi Islands

2007

Final NHT report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 27 August 2007 I

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Several key components led to the development of sea turtle conservation work and the development of this Natural Heritage Trust project on the Tiwi Islands:

  1. a large population of endangered olive ridley turtles in an accessible location;
  2. a successful marine ranger program already established on the Tiwi Islands;
  3. a successful satellite tracking study conducted in 2004;
  4. a desire and interest of Tiwi Traditional Owners to manage their own sea turtle stocks; and
  5. a lack of sea turtle educational material and resources on the Tiwi Islands.

There are few sea turtle educational resources available that are specific to Australia and much fewer that are developed specifically for Aboriginal Communities. The Tiwi Land Council, Pularumpi School, Munipi Art Centre and Coastcare NT saw a need for this to be developed specifically for the Tiwi Islands with a variety of educational activities.

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