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Marine Sea Turtle Projects
A word about the marine sea turtle from the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia
First donation made to Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia recently donated the funds to purchase two tanks, to be used in the rehabilitation of marine turtles. MORE
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Have you seen a marine sea turtle?
First appearing more than 100 million years ago, marine turtles represent an ancient and distinctive part of the world’s biological diversity. As recently as the 18th and 19th centuries, marine turtles were highly abundant, with some populations numbering well into the millions. In the last several hundred years, however, humans have overwhelmed the species’ ability to maintain their numbers. We capture them intentionally for food, skin and shell. We capture them accidentally in fisheries. We destroy their foraging, nesting and resting habitats. Most recently, we have been polluting the environment in which they live, the oceans. Today, few populations of marine turtles are unaffected. Most are declining, often seriously. Many are extinct.
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Marine sea turtles are categorised from threatened to critically endangered. These days, the most significant threat for them is a commercial fishing technique called longline fishing that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line and causes accidental sea turtle deaths. MORE
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How is the Wildlife Preservation Society helping, and how can you help?
The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia is now calling for donations to support the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in their project to develop water holding facilities for the rehabilitation of turtles. Our Scientific Advisor, Dr Jennie Gilbert, has asked for our assistance in providing the additional tanks to rehabilitate a number of sea turtles that have been rescued recently.
The turtle rehabilitation centre is the only one north of Townsville and is very much in demand for rehabilitation of turtles, particularly turtles coming into care from Cape York. Some of these turtles may be in care for 6 - 12 months depending on the nature of their injury or disease. Currently they are very busy with turtles in care and are in need of support by means of funding to purchase two water tanks. The two new water tanks will act as primary settlement tanks removing a lot of the suspended solids from the incoming water before it reaches the filters on the current rehab tanks. Having the two tanks in place will provide backup water storage during interruptions to incoming pumping supply (eg power outages, routine maintenance and breakages). It will also allow the centre to quickly fill turtle rehab tanks when moving the turtles around or dropping the water out of their tanks for cleaning.
Our Society is hoping to raise the purchase price of the two new tanks - $3,400 delivered to Cairns – and now asks for a small donation towards this appeal.
The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia is registered as an Environmental Organisation and has tax deductibility status under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Item 6.1.1, subsection 30-55 (1) ) to receive tax deductible donations.
Every dollar donated goes directly to the project and all donations are fully tax deductible and will be issued with a receipt immediately.
Thank you for your support.
Do you love marine sea turtles?
Help save Australia's marine sea turtles by donating to the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia's special marine sea turtle project. Click here
With your support we can save Australia's precious marine sea turtles
Join the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia's marine sea turtle donation program for as little as $10 or more each month and together we can make Australia a safe place where native wildlife conservation matters.
Donations of $2 or more are fully tax deductible and all quoted dollar amounts are in Australian currency. |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact our Office on:
Tel: 02 9556 1537 • International: +61 2 9556 1537
Fax: 02 9599 0000 • International: +61 2 9599 0000
Email: info@wpsa.org.au
Post: PO Box 42, BRIGHTON LE SANDS, NSW, 2216, Australia |
