The Tiwi
Turtle Police
Conservation Project
About Us
We are enhancing protection and conservation of sea turtles and the livelihood of the local community. We have taken this approach because the wellbeing of sea turtles and their habitat is intricately knit together with livelihood of the local community in Tiwi. Additionally, we are collaborating with relevant government agencies; law enforcement agencies, research and educational institutions to collect, collate and analyze data and formulate more sustainable management approaches to sea turtles and their habitats.
What We Do:
- Monitoring and protection of sea turtles, hatchlings and beaches
- Conducting daily beach clean ups
- Satellite transmitter tagging
- Drone surveys at the reef
- We have built capacity for sea turtle monitors/rangers as eco-tourist guides
- We have established sea turtle based tourism/entrepreneurial ventures for the local community
- We conduct educational programs on Sea Turtle Conservation
Why Conserve Turtles?
- They are endangered marine species
- They are at risk of poaching
- They are greatly affected by marine pollution such as plastics
- Lack of nesting sites due to commercialization of beaches
