1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program
1 MILLION turtles is launching
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Join us for the 1 Million Turtles (1MT) Community Conservation Program launch on 1 Nov at 6pm. We'd love to see you there.
Join us at the Launch Event
Join us at the Launch Event
Join us at the Launch Event
The clock is ticking for Australian freshwater turtles. Over the last 40 years, the most common and widespread species have declined by up to 91% because of introduced foxes and increased urbanisation. We are also seeing mass die-offs as a result of habitat-quality related diseases. Traditional management strategies to reduce these impac
The clock is ticking for Australian freshwater turtles. Over the last 40 years, the most common and widespread species have declined by up to 91% because of introduced foxes and increased urbanisation. We are also seeing mass die-offs as a result of habitat-quality related diseases. Traditional management strategies to reduce these impacts are not working and we are running out of time to reduce their risks of extinction. Turtles are iconic, but are also of major importance in river ecosystems and a loss of abundant scavengers, will have serious effects on general river health.
About the Program
Join us at the Launch Event
Join us at the Launch Event
We are creating Australia’s largest, community-empowered, conservation program. Local communities will lead “expansionary conservation”, where we aim to release more than 1 million extra turtles throughout Australia each year.
Through Citizen Science, the 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program will support turtle conservation i
We are creating Australia’s largest, community-empowered, conservation program. Local communities will lead “expansionary conservation”, where we aim to release more than 1 million extra turtles throughout Australia each year.
Through Citizen Science, the 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program will support turtle conservation initiatives, such as “Turtles in the Classroom” or the creation of protected islands and nesting grounds around local wetlands, urban parks, and even golf courses.
This will ensure that our freshwater turtle populations persist into the future
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Get Involved
Download TurtleSAT
Download TurtleSAT
Coming soon is one of Australia's largest Citizen Science experiment - the National Nest Predation Survey.
Nest predation by foxes is a major threat to freshwater turtles and by assessing nest predation rates every year around local wetlands, Citizen Scientists will help determine areas critically in need of juvenile recruitment. Even mo
Coming soon is one of Australia's largest Citizen Science experiment - the National Nest Predation Survey.
Nest predation by foxes is a major threat to freshwater turtles and by assessing nest predation rates every year around local wetlands, Citizen Scientists will help determine areas critically in need of juvenile recruitment. Even more importantly, we can also find recruitment hotspots. You can find out more with the link below or enter your survey data here
Download TurtleSAT
Download TurtleSAT
Download TurtleSAT
TurtleSAT is the centre piece of our Citizen Science program. TurtleSAT utilises a mobile phone app to allow any member of the public to record turtle sightings. With more than 10,000 sightings so far, TurtleSAT has highlighted the extent of threats that turtles face throughout Australia, From extensive road mortality during "Turtle Mont
TurtleSAT is the centre piece of our Citizen Science program. TurtleSAT utilises a mobile phone app to allow any member of the public to record turtle sightings. With more than 10,000 sightings so far, TurtleSAT has highlighted the extent of threats that turtles face throughout Australia, From extensive road mortality during "Turtle Month" as turtle emerge from the water to nest, to extremely high nest predation rates by introduced foxes.
Please go to TurtleSAT.org.au for more information of download the app for you mobile phone.
