St Margaret’s Eco-Page
Some good news for the environment:
"We’re seeing the world’s largest aggregation of green turtles captured
in these extraordinary drone images, which are helping to document the
largest turtle numbers seen since we began the Raine Island Recovery
Project," Ms Anna Marsden, managing director of the Great Barrier
Reef Foundation, said.
Drone footage has captured images of 64,000 green turtles coming
ashore on Raine Island, which is about 620 kilometres north-west of
Cairns in the Great Barrier Reef, and is the world’s largest green sea
turtle rookery. The drone survey is part of the five-year, $7.95 million
Raine Island Recovery Project. It is a collaboration between BHP, the
Queensland Government, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority,
the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the region’s traditional owners:
the Wuthathi and Kemer Kemer Meriam people. The Project aims to
protect and restore the island’s critical habitat, strengthen the island’s
resilience and ensure the survival of the northern green turtles and
many other species.
From “The Sydney Morning Herald”, June 10, 2020
Energy Saving Tip:
- contributed by Barbara Burns
St Margaret’s News 7 June 2020