Rangers said the first two eager visitors to reach shore were flatbacks, but they’re expecting to see hundreds of loggerhead and green turtles throughout the season. The second nesting turtle is a Mon ...
When architect Richard Kirk was tapped to lead the design for the Mon Repos Turtle Centre, he knew that his team at the international architecture firm KIRK would need to tread lightly. The project’s ...
A Queensland ranger’s pioneering campaign to protect baby turtles from artificial light has earned her a prestigious international conservation award. Mon Repos Conservation Park ranger-in-charge ...
It’s the kind of birth most mothers dream of. By the time we get there, just minutes after hearing that a turtle had begun nesting, it’s pretty much over. The endangered loggerhead is steadfastly ...
My feet sink into warm sand as I huddle in a group with a dozen other tourists, trying not to make any sudden moves. It's about 7pm, and the sun has set on Bundaberg's Mon Repos beach. It's so dark I ...
Just a three-minute drive from Mon Repos Turtle Centre, six-minutes to the Bargara esplanade, and 17-minutes to the Bundaberg CBD, Turtle Sands is strategically located in a prime-spot to attract the ...
A 70-year-old turtle has marked the start of nesting season at Mon Repos Conservation Park, returning to lay eggs at the same beach she's visited for nearly five decades. Turtle season has kicked off ...