Final NHT report Department of the Environment and Water
Resources, 27 August 2007 ISBN 978 0 642 553 750 About the
report Several key components led to the development of sea
turtle conservation work and the development of this Natural
Heritage Trust project on the Tiwi Islands: - a large population
of endangered olive ridley turtles in an accessible location; -
a successful marine ranger program already established on the
Tiwi Islands; - a successful satellite tracking study conducted
in 2004; - a desire and interest of Tiwi Traditional Owners to
manage their own sea turtle stocks; and - a lack of sea turtle
educational material and resources on the Tiwi Islands. There
are few sea turtle educational resources available that are
specific to Australia and much fewer that are developed
specifically for Aboriginal Communities. The Tiwi Land Council,
Pularumpi School, Munipi Art Centre and Coastcare NT saw a need
for this to be developed specifically for the Tiwi Islands with
a variety of educational activities.