Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve

EASTERN LONG-NECKED TURTLES AT  YARRAN DHERAN

Eastern Long-necked Turtles live in any body of slow-moving fresh water, including creeks, lakes, farm dams and permanent and ephemeral wetlands, as in the ponds at Yarran Dheran.  We know they hibernate in the winter as most of our reported sightings are made in the summer months – which is when they seek food and sometimes breed.  We also know they are carnivorous, feeding on insects, moths, flies and worms. But what else is there to know about these vulnerable creatures?  

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Join Christina Hunter, formerly a zookeeper and a wildlife presenter at Wildlife Xposure and Werribee Open Range Zoo and currently completing a PhD in freshwater turtles, and find out about the 1 Million Turtles program, her research projects as well as their relevance to freshwater turtle conservation, as well as practicable actions you can take to protect turtle nests from predators.

WHAT IS THIS?

A presentation in the Visitors Centre at Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve 

(Melways 49 B7). 

WHERE? 

Enter at Ashburton Drive and walk through the carpark at the end of Ashburton Drive and walk through to the Centre                                                                                         

WHEN?

Friday 31 May 2024

6.30 – 8.00 pm  

COST?

This event is free

Children welcome

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL