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Though Mon Repos Beach just north of Bargara is well known as a turtle breeding ground, all of the Wide Bay, Hervey Bay area is used for breeding purposes and that includes the beach at Burrum Heads. There are volunteer rangers who watch for the telltale signs such as footprints in the sand and then mark the areas where there are nests and check them after hatching has occurred.\\ Some pics from Sue who has joined in some of the checking of hatched sites. |
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 Where turtles nest. Nest marked in right foreground |
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 One of the signs, footprints in the sand |
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 The sure sign of nesting in progress. Sorry do not know the identity of the variety of turtle. |
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 Nesting site marked and awaiting hatching |
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 The babies have gone and the rangers now check the nests for the number of hatched eggs and any that may not have hatched and occasionally a straggler |
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 Hatched eggs ready to be counted |
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 One of the occasional stragglers. This one was helped to the water and released. |
