Mary River Turtle project - Tiaro Landcare

Mary River Turtle project - Tiaro Landcare The Mary River turtle conservation program is a key projects of a community group, Tiaro & District Landcare Group Aust.

Its aim is to help recover the population of this unique endangered freshwater turtle whose population has plummeted since the 1960's. This endangered species lives on our 'doorstep'. Consequently Tiaro Landcare has taken responsibility of caring for its survival and habitat. The project includes monitoring and protecting nesting banks, along with ongoing research, increasing public awareness and

fund-raising through sale of merchandise. Research is being conducted by PhD candidates from The University of Qld, partly funded by sale of chocolate turtles.

A local jeweler has created the most awesome jewelry What's even more impressive, is that a portion of every sale goes...
25/02/2026

A local jeweler has created the most awesome jewelry
What's even more impressive, is that a portion of every sale goes towards helping save our critically .

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee
1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program

Support the vital work to protect the endangered Mary River Turtle with our latest exclusive design, created in collaboration with the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC). Each piece sold helps raise awareness and includes a donation to the MRCCC to further their research and conserv...

Another Mary River turtle nesting season almost over..... nests protected, temperature monitored and best of all, over 4...
13/01/2026

Another Mary River turtle nesting season almost over..... nests protected, temperature monitored and best of all, over 400 hatchlings so far.... thanks to commitment and enthusiastic landholders and members..... PLUS the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee turtle team...

The early morning rises have started for the turtle team in the ...... no time to drop into the coffeeshop... .however,...
21/10/2025

The early morning rises have started for the turtle team in the ...... no time to drop into the coffeeshop... .however, got to have our wits about us to decipher where the wandered during the night and where they possibly have laid a nest. Over 30 nests found and protected in just 3 days.... great work team turtle...

17/10/2025

Great work capturing these cute ...
nesting season is almost here..... when will it RAIN?? soooo dry in much of the

Both have been working on saving for over 20 years. What commitment !!Not forgetting the researchers who have been add...
11/08/2025

Both have been working on saving for over 20 years. What commitment !!
Not forgetting the researchers who have been adding huge value to this program and knowledge of this special turtle.....especially Dr Mariana and Prof Hamish Charles Darwin University
1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program
Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee
Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource



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Landcare Australia

We'll be there.
22/05/2025

We'll be there.

The Australian Society of Herpetologists and 1 Million Turtles are hosting a Symposium on research on Australasian Turtles in Coffs Harbour on...

20/05/2025
Tiaro Landcare's 'turtle team' plan on attending.... looking forward to sharing management techniques, and just talking ...
16/04/2025

Tiaro Landcare's 'turtle team' plan on attending.... looking forward to sharing management techniques, and just talking turtle ....

The Australian Society of Herpetologists and 1 Million Turtles are hosting a Symposium on research on Australasian Turtles in Coffs Harbour on...

Think the video and article says it all. Amazing achievements by a small rural community 1 Million Turtles Communi...
15/04/2025

Think the video and article says it all. Amazing achievements by a small rural community
1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Charles Darwin University Landcare Queensland

The race to save Mary river turtle nests from rising flood waters in rural Queensland

2022 the Mary River experienced multiple major floods. Listen to real life stories about the impact of these floods on t...
10/04/2025

2022 the Mary River experienced multiple major floods. Listen to real life stories about the impact of these floods on this new podcast series by the Fraser Coast Regional Council. Episode 3 is all about environmental impacts including on the .
https://open.spotify.com/episode/178BVA0EDZv3rj6NJ8Hxjr

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management

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Conserving a threatened turtle

For decades the Mary River turtle was known as ‘petshopii’. Tens of thousands of eggs had been collected, hatched and sold through the pet trade in the 1960’s. Turtles can grow large and live for decades (up to 100 yrs). Consequently, some pet owners become less enthusiastic about their pet and discarded them in the local waterways. The pet trade ceased once it became illegal to collect from the wild in 1974. John Cann, Australia’s legendary Turtle Man, found some of the discarded ‘pets’ and spent 25 years searching for their native habitat. In 1994, it was given its scientific name, Elusor macrurus, the elusive one with a long tail - an apt description. It is now recognized internationally and within Australia, as endangered, meaning it’s future is very insecure. This turtle lives in the Mary River Qld, on the 'doorstep' of Tiaro & District Landcare Group. Consequently this community group has taken responsibility for caring for its survival and habitat. This project includes practical measures such as protecting nesting banks and nests from predation, a public awareness campaign, fund-raising through sale of merchandise (including chocolate turtles) and encouraging research. The goal is to to have a healthy, stable population.