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Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative

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25.01.2022 People often wonder what turtle rodeo is... what better way to explain then in a video... Here is #RangerKoyo demonstrating his exper skills in capturing a turtle from a moving boat. Being an x turtle #poacher it is such a amazing thing that he has such a passion for protecting them now. Thanks to @jessblakeway @defective.yogi @bevanharris4 @mommawordsworth for their sponsorship making it possible to keep Koyo doing what he loves. This was a mature female hawksbill who was ...tagged measured her facial photo id taken to upload to @wildmeorg and released back to continue her nesting season. #turtles #rodeo #conservation #rangers

24.01.2022 Yesterday I learnt something about the #fashion #industry I was completely oblivious to before.... It takes around 7,500 litres of water to make a single pair of jeans, equivalent to the amount of water the average person drinks over a period of seven years. That’s just one of the many startling facts to emerge from recent environmental research, which show that the cost of staying fashionable is a lot more than just the price tag. Check out the link below to read more....... https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035161

24.01.2022 For any interested persons the limited opportunity for 12 volunteers to join the Conflict Islands Conservation Initiatives Volunteer Conservation Ranger Team and training program for the 2020-2021 Turtle nesting season. Due to the unusual circumstances brought upon us by the international pandemic of COVID-19, we are doing thing a little different this year. To encourage the conservation, preservation and enhancement of the natural environment through community-based efforts ...Continue reading

23.01.2022 Looking forward to when we can proudly share good news stories like this from CICI!!

23.01.2022 This is definitely one of our favourite experiences while out sampling for the Walking Shark Project earlier this year! #walkingsharkwednesday

20.01.2022 We are waiting with baited breath as the due date of the 2nd has come and past for the Green #turtle nest adopted by the generous @Fiona. We are checking the nest every 20mins for signs of the emergence which will be in the next few days. The speed of development for turtles is determined by the temperature of the sand the nest is incubated in. As this was an early nest and with a lower average temperature then the summer months, its is normal for the nest to hatch later the ...then 60 days. Will keep you all up to date with any developments! In other news an unmarked nest did hatch yesterday! On escavation there were 89 empty eggshell, 11 unhatched and 6 hatchlings who had not made it out. 2 were trapped in roots, 3 were late climbers and I was trapped in the egg chamber. The 3 healthy babies have been released after dark lastnight whilst the 3 week and deformed (from the roots) will be kept for a few days in our nursery to get strong, straighten out and to get better at swimming!!

19.01.2022 Big Happy Birthday to our Science Officer here @cici_png_ Jeffrey otherwise know as JJ!! With the many hats he wears JJ is a hugely valuable part of out team, and although we may be loosing him to go back to finish his Bachelors degree next year we are grateful he will be sticking around for this turtle season! Happy Birthday JJ from all of us here @conflictislands... #happybirthday #cici #cici_png

18.01.2022 Trying to dig out way out of this #plastic hole will take a lot of work and a #global effort from all its people to make a #consious decision to move away from single use plastics. From the toys you buy your kids to the foods you buy, choose to say no to plastic and help us #heal the #oceans of so much plastic #marinedebris. We need to free the shores of the @conflictislands From the constant bombardment of plastic #waste the everyday is relentlessly washing up on what would... be an otherwise #pristine marine #ecosystem. Thanks to our partners @take3forthesea @cici_png_ has been able to remove more the 1.5 tonnes of marine waste from the shores of these islands this year. If you too want to help us make a difference the please head to our website to sponsor a beach clean up. www.cici.org.au/donate See more

17.01.2022 Hopefully @CICI_PNG will be hosting Jeremy Horowitz and his team once #COVID is all over with and travel reopens to continue his search for #blackcorals.

17.01.2022 MEET A PAST VOLUNTEER Melissa Country of Origin: Australia When did you visit: Nov 2019 and Jan 2020 Why did you decide CICI: I wanted to experience sea turtle conservation outside of Australia, and see first hand the work being done in remote island communities.... What was your favourite experience: My favourite day was during the Nov trip, we spent the morning collecting debris on the islands, in the afternoon we did a research rodeo and caught two beautiful juvenile green turtles, then a pod of hundreds of spinner dolphins came into the view and we rode in the boat alongside them. That day, the sunset was bright pink and we met some friends sailing through on a sailou. That night we patrolled on Lauchlan Island, and found a green turtle that was 110 cm long and she laid 110 eggs! We relocated the eggs so that poachers could not find them, and this made me so good about what we were doing. A fun turtle fact: Sea turtles have hard, fleshy spines in their oesophagus which helps them to regurgitate seawater after eating jellyfish without spewing up the jellyfish. Unfortunately, if sea turtles eat balloons or plastic floating on the surface, they are unable to regurgitate the plastic which could kill them. That’s why its so important to limit your plastic use, dispose of it properly and use reusable alternatives. See more

16.01.2022 Turtle Tuesday! What do hawksbill turtles eat in the wild? Most people are familiar with the idea that sea turtles love to eat jellyfish. Hawksbills are much the same, and would enjoy munching on a jelly. However, most of the hawksbill diet is comprised of siliceous sponges, which are toxic to most animals. They contain tiny shards of glass called silica spicules, which can cut soft tissue and irritate skin. But hawkies are tough, and have actually developed a resistance to... the cytotoxins in sponges. This also makes them quite toxic to eat, as some communities which have incidentally eaten a hawksbill turtle had to hospitalise those who ate the meat. Our 'head-start' hawksbills eat primarily fish protein, caught fresh and local to the conflicts, with a mix of greens. Although they are considered primarily carnivorous (eating animals like sponges, coral and jellyfish) they go have a small intake of micro-algae or potentially eat encrusting algae. You can adopt a 'head start hatchling' today! The donation will contribute to paying the dedicated rangers who care for our nursey turtles and nursey maintenance. https://www.cici.net.au/adopt See more

16.01.2022 Out on the #ocean today and hoping for some #manta madness to help with this #islandfeaver. Hoping for strong currents and hungry mantas!

16.01.2022 "Turtle hatchlings have one of the most dangerous starts to their lives on the whole planet. As soon as they emerge from the nest they have to escape a barrage from birds while running marathon down to the ocean. But then even if they make it to the ocean they must still avoid basically anything in the there big enough to eat them... which is almost everything in the ocean! Luckily this little guy escaped the attack by the tuskfish and might be lucky enough to become 1 of 100...0 that make it back to nest on the same beach where it was born." ~ @jakewiltonphoto Help us help them and head to our website now to sponsor a nest, a hatchling or a nesting female link in bio www.cici.org.au/donate

15.01.2022 With yesterday's clutches we have reached over 2500 #hawksbill #hatchlings released into the wild from the safety of our hatchery. It has been a huge effort by our amazing #conservationrangers this season having relocated over 130 endangered turtle nests to be protected from #poaching, predation, coastal erosion and water table level rise, which beind a #LaNiña year, has been siginificant. by @migrationmedia at the @conflictislands #PapuaNewGuinea.

14.01.2022 Bye bye baby bye bye 5000 hatchlings released 10000 to go, what an epic season and effort by @cici_png_ #conservationrangers ... #turtle #Conservation #realworld

12.01.2022 Came across this big #moray #eel snorkeling over the weekend! This place is full of #exciting #discoveries. by @migrationmedia

11.01.2022 One of the most difficult part of implementing our #conservation programs, because of our atolls massive size the time and the fuel it takes to cover all the islands is huge. Here is the route our #turtle #rangers took on patrol yesterday travelling around 45 nautical miles to cover 3/4 of the atolls islands. This was combined with foot patrol on each of the islands to check for any recent missed nesting events, poaching evidence or predation on nests by goanna's. Stay tuned to hear more about it and their adventures from this patrol.

08.01.2022 **** HAPPY WORLD MANTA DAY **** This year marks the first year of the long awaited World Manta Day today & #CICI_PNG couldn’t be more excited to join the celebrations! We are anticipating an exciting announcement soon... Fun Fact... Manta Rays have a unique spot pattern on their bellies like fingerprints that can be used to identify inderviduals and we are building our database to find out who our regulars are... please enjoy this beautiful female gobbling up some plankton with her ballet barrel rolls!! See more

08.01.2022 OCTOBER 2ND.... Mark that date in your calendar! We have a nest now available to #adopt and almost ready to hatch.... Your adoption will go along way in securing the lives if these babies and you will get vidoes photos a certificate and stats on the success of your nest if you are the lucky one to call it your own! Head to www.cici.org.au/donate and be quick as we only have 2 nests available for adoption.

06.01.2022 Not the best image but due to the distinctively shape this fish which is infact a type of ray, but is often mistaken for a shark. It is a critically endangered species and now with this confirmed sighting it is another species worthy of protecting this amazing location here at the @conflictislands. The front portion of the body is flattened and wide, resembling a ray, while the back portion of the body is very shark-like in appearance. The bowmouth guitarfish has a broad, ro...unded snout with rows of spikey thorns above the eyes and along the back and shoulders. It may use its spikey head defensively for butting, and can be troublesome to fishermen who capture it as bycatch. The bowmouth guitarfish can be found in tropical water of the Indo-West Pacific along sandy bottoms or near reefs, where it feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. The first image is from here in the atoll and the other photos are courtesy of Georgia Aquarium. #sharks #bowmouth #guitarshark #criticallyendangered

05.01.2022 Shocking!! But amazing work being done across the oceans to help so many turtles in need!

03.01.2022 Happy Shark Sunday! Did you know sharks are a sign of a healthy reef? Sharks play important roles in removing older and sick animals making way for healthier individuals. We're lucky at the Conflict Islands to often see sharks on our reef dives. Here you can see a Silver tip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) and a Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming along one of our drop offs. Grey reef sharks are one of the most common species at the Conflict Islands and... in comparison we rarely see Silver tips. #sharksunday #padi #sharksneedlove #sharksandrays #papuanewguinea #elasmobranch #charcharhinus

02.01.2022 We're incredibly lucky to have such diversity in our corals at the Conflict Islands, sometimes it's like being in an underwater garden. One of our favourites are these flower like soft corals pictured. These flower like corals are part of the genus Clavularia which includes 69 different species. Clavularia corals are soft corals that vary in both size and colour. This genus uses their feather like tentacles for suspension feeding and can reproduce with either sexual or asex...ual reproduction. Have you seen them before? If so where? #wildlifewednesday #coral #softcoral #conflictislandsconservationinitiative

01.01.2022 Did you know you can ID individual Mantas by their spot patterns on their underbelly? The spot patterns on Manta Rays are unique for every individual. Using photos for ID is an easy and non-invasive technique to collect longterm data about individuals. If you've ever gone swimming with Manta Rays you can upload your photos through mantatrust.org and contribute to a world wide network of longterm Manta tracking through photo identification. ... #mobula #mantaray #wildlifewednesday #mantatrust #conservation #conflictislandsconservationinitiative #cici #papuanewguinea #IUCNRedList #sharksandrays