Turtle Track Monitoring by the West Pilbara Community Turtle Program (WPCTP)

The WPCTP is a local community group that monitors turtle nesting activity and identifies threats/disturbances to nesting turtles and hatchlings on Bells Beach near Wickham. The program is part of a coordinated and concerted effort in the conservation and recovery of marine turtles and their habitats along the Pilbara coast. The WPCTP is supported by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Ningaloo Turtle Program (including Cape Conservation Group and WWF Australia) and is funded by Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO)WPCTP是一家当地社区团体，负责监控威克姆附近贝尔海滩的海龟筑巢活动，并识别筑巢海龟及幼龟面临的各类威胁与干扰。该项目是皮尔巴拉海岸沿线海洋海龟及其栖息地保护与恢复协同联动行动的组成部分。WPCTP得到了环境与保护部（Department of Environment and Conservation，DEC）与宁格罗海龟项目（涵盖海角保护团体及世界自然基金会澳大利亚分会（WWF Australia））的支持，并由力拓铁矿石（Rio Tinto Iron Ore，RTIO）提供资助。