I spent the last few days at “Turtle Camp” in Mapoon, Cape YorK, where I was able to learn more about the on-ground activities being conducted by the Mapoon rangers. We conducted night patrols of the beach to look for nesting flatback and olive ridley turtles. I knew I was at a different place when we jumped in a 4WD to conduct the night monitoring. Up to now, monitoring of sea turtle nesting grounds, to me, has been associated to arduous walking...  Read More