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By the end of March, up to 200,000 hatchlings have crossed the beach.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter 25 years in the job, Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) Ranger in Charge, Cathy Gatley still gets excited.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“It’s awesome to see these magnificent ancient mariners negotiating the dark beach and digging their nest, purely by feel, and then, months later, seeing the sand pulsing and bubbling as the hatchlings push their way out and enter the ocean for the first time,” she says.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach season, around 30,000 visitors come to see the turtles, joining QPWS Ranger-guided night tours where they can see and participate in hands-on conservation work.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“It’s a totally wild experience – it only happens in season and there are no turtles in captivity. Dr Col Limpus – who started recording data here in the 1960s and is recognised world-wide as a leading turtle researcher – is still regularly on site to talk to visitors. Rangers, researchers and volunteers share their passion, personal experiences and knowledge– there are no intermediary guides.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETourist dollars provide much-needed funds for the important conservation work and, as the hero attraction in the region, the Turtle Centre brings much-needed revenue to the small rural town.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“It’s been so rewarding to see the successes we’ve been able to achieve\u003Cbr\u003E\r\nin protecting turtles, from introducing turtle exclusion devices in local fisheries to a fox control program that has seen egg predation plummet from catastrophic levels to zero losses for the past\u003Cbr\u003E\r\nfive years.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA new Turtle Centre, with state-of-the-art interpretive displays, an immersive theatre, café and educational activities now attracts visitors year-round.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We embed our conservation message in every aspect of the visitor experience "We eduCate and involve people in Citizen science such as collecting data, reporting incidental turtle Sightings and learning how to record tag numbers. It helps researchers bring the puzzle pieces together." \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom the displays to the souvenirs on sale. It’s especially effective in the evening, when we have \u003Cspan\u003Ea captive audience waiting for the turtles to arrive!”\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We educate and involve people in citizen science such as collecting data, reporting incidental turtle sightings and learning how to record tag numbers. It helps researchers bring the puzzle pieces together.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“Volunteers also play a vital role - some have been here over 20 years and have a huge amount of knowledge, which filters out to their families and community.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChildren in the Junior Rangers program get involved in on-going conservation activities, learn skills and answer questions from their peers during tours. Many stay for years: the program has proven to be a successful career launchpad for several local teenagers.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We also run education programs for schools where we focus on things that are easy for people to change. Our Cut the Glow to Help Turtles Go campaign is about turning off lights to keep the beach dark so turtle hatchlings aren’t disorientated in their dash to the sea. Kids grab that message and run with it – and keep their parents in line!”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“Mon Repos is, first and foremost, about conservation. But tours are an important tool in protecting turtles – if people know and care about them, they’re far more likely to act in ways that protect them.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"editorial_descriptio":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E/Ends\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis story was originally commissioned by \u003Cb\u003ECathy Gatley\u003C/b\u003E for Tourism Australia who is the ranger in charge at Mon Repos Conservation Park. 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