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25.01.2022 The Year 5/6s enjoying their last day of camp

23.01.2022 As promised, we are sharing what we do with the turtle after they have nested and buried their eggs. We intercept the turtle, before they enter the water, and do the following as part of the research for the North West Turtle Nesting project: 1. Check if the turtle has been tagged either with a metal tag or PIT barcode. 2. If not, we inject a PIT barcode 3. We measure the length of the carapace (top shell)... 4. We take a biopsy sample for DNA and isotope testing. The turtle is VERY STRONG!! It can still move forward with Mr D holding it in front and Kylan from the side. Then we let the turtle go back into the water...it's probably very annoyed with us! We only use red light because the turtles are sensitive to white light

22.01.2022 Happening this Wednesday

16.01.2022 Last night was our first upclose experience with a turtle nesting. This is the process the turtle followed: 1. Dig a big hole- or 'body pit' using all 4 flippers.. 2. Dig a chamber inside the body pit with her rear flippers. The chamber is deep as she can reach down. A good chamber has to be dug into wet sand. 3. Lay the eggs into the chamber. The Flatback Turtle lays 50 eggs, an Hawkesbill lays 80. This can take up to 15 minutes. 4. Fill in rest of the chamber with sand, pa...tting down on top. 5. Cover over the body pit, then head back to the water. Job done! Wait until we tell you what we do to the turtle, as a part of the research, before it gets back in the water.

16.01.2022 DeQuaydon working with Clare (a volunteer) to record the GPS location of one the turtle's nest.

16.01.2022 Today students from the Yr 1/2 class hosted the Radio School Hour on Ngaarda Radio.

14.01.2022 These students all achieved 100% attendance for weeks 5&6.

12.01.2022 Department of Biodiversity and Conservation are facilitating our excursion out to Delambre Island, where we are participating in the North West Turtle Monitoring Project. A first for Roebourne DHS. It's not all work though! However, we will be getting into it later this evening when the turtles come up.

10.01.2022 Year 5/6 Dampier Camp

02.01.2022 This term students worked with Wangaba Roebourne Art Group during their art lessons.