Students around Townsville are learning about the important relationship between Traditional Owners and sea turtles through a series of school presentations called ‘Safeguarding the Gungu (Sea Turtle)’.
NQ Dry Tropics Project Officer, Sam Savage, said the education program teaches kids about the cultural connections Traditional Owners have with the sea.
“Traditional Owners have a long standing relationship with the sea and with sea turtles.”
Many iconic Australian animals such as the frilled-neck lizard, eastern grey kangaroo, koala, Irwin’s turtle, black flying fox and the northern hairy nosed wombat are native to the Burdekin dry tropics region.
Many of the beaches in our region are nesting sites for sea turtles.
The Strand, Magnetic Island, AIMS beach, Wunjunga and Queens Beach in Bowen are just a few of the beaches visited by turtles between October and March each year.
NQ Dry Tropics has been working with the Sea Turtle Foundation, Gudjuda Traditional Owners, Queens Beach Action Group and Digital Dimensions to help protect sea turtles.
Many of the beaches in our region are nesting sites for sea turtles.
