Tickets have flown out the door at Mon Repos Turtle Centre with hatchling season in full swing.
Their night time guided tours are fully booked out for the season which runs until late March.
Ranger in Charge at Mon Repos Cathy Gatley says unfortunately they are running at a reduced capacity due to Covid-19 restriction, only taking 100 people out on their tours.
She says tickets are in high demand and is encouraging those who miss out to still come in during the day and go through the turtle centre.
"You can even go down to the beach and maybe see some of the tracks from a nesting turtle or hatchlings from the night before."
Breading frenzy
The hatchling season is builing into it's peak, with more female turtle expected to come to the beaches to nest.
At the moment the Turtle Centre have logged 342 individual loggerhead turtles and nine flat back turtles, who've come to our shores.
Cathy Gatley says each turtle that comes ashore usual lay four times during the season, meaning every two weeks they will make their way to the beach and lay their clutch of eggs.
"We are seeing a lot of nest emerging at night, and it's been quite a successful incubation period too," Ms Gatley says.
"At the moment we have been seeing anywhere between ten to 20 clutches a night and thye can have up to 130 or more hatchlings in them."
She also shared some tips for those living close to the beach.
"Try to keep the artificial light down close the the water, so we don't have the glows keeping the hatchlings close to the shore where it's more dangerous for them with fish that might want to eat them."
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