TURTLE RELOCATIONS
TURTLE RELOCATION JOBS ARE QUOTED ON A JOB BY JOB BASIS, ALL RELOCATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND APART FROM EMERGENCY CALL OUTS ARE SUBJECT TO LICENCE APPLICATIONS.
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Darren Darch passes an Oblong Turtle to Bruce Mackay from Fisheries. Marmion Reserve Project. This project was undertaken because someone had released Tandus Tandus (Cat Fish) into the reserve, these had a disease which was not known in Australia so therefore it had to be eradicated. Turtles were relocated to a University with the help of Turtle rescue organization TORN. Once all works were carried out the turtles were returned to the reserve. It should be noted that the treatment to eradicate the fish does not affect the turtles in any way.
Every turtle is captured using many different trapping methods as well as hand capturing by walking and also by skin diving pictured below.
KATANNING WATER SUPPLY DAM - ABOVE - TURTLE RELOCATION PROJECT
DARREN DARCH SEARCHING DURING LIVING STREAM PROJECT 1st STAGE
JUVENILE OBLONG TURTLE KATANNING LIVING STREAM PROJECT
34.93 OFFICIAL MEASUREMENT NOW RECORDED KATANNING LIVING STREAM PROJECT
AND FINALLY HIS RELEASE KATANNING LIVING STREAM PROJECT.
ALL RELEASE SITES ARE GPS LOGGED AS WELL AS PICTURES AND MEASUREMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR FINAL REPORTS
OUR FIRST BOAT WHICH WAS KINDLY LENT TO US SO WE COULD COMPLETE OUR DAM TURTLE RELOCATION PROJECT FOR THE WATER AUTHORITY IN KATANNING.
DARREN TAKING A BREATHER FROM DIVING FOR TURTLES WITH BRETT.
BRETT AND LIA WITH OBLONG TURTLE CAPTURED IN TRAP KATANNING
ALL STAFF WITH FAUNA FOR THE FUTURE TRULY LOVE EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE RELOCATE JUST LIKE LIA (ABOVE) WITH A OBLONG TURTLE IN KATANNING. THIS OBLONG TURTLE PICTURED ABOVE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A MALE WITH HIS SEXUAL ORGAN CLEARLY VISIBLE. THE FEMALES TAIL IS MUCH SHORTER.
OBLONG TURTLE FROM KATANNING WATER SUPPLY DAM BEING RELEASED