ENRICH - Encouraging Natural Responses In Captive Habitats

Today is World Seagrass Day! - Seagrass is vital for sea turtles. It plays an important role in maintaining both marine and human ecosystems. Its function as a carbon sink helps absorb carbon particles from the surface and from the sea, which helps improve the quality of the water and the lives of those who live around it.
And, Green turtles especially love it!

Anyone on the NSW Central Coast, should consider going down to Shelly Beach this Saturday, March 4th, for a beach clean up in preparation for a potential Loggerhead hatchling run - from the most southerly nest for this species on record!!

Shelly Beach on the Central Coast of NSW is the site of a nest of more than 100 loggerhead turtle eggs, making it the southernmost site for a nest on record!

According to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services, Loggerhead turtle numbers have declined in the past 20 years.

To increase the chances of a successful hatch, Take 3 is joining forces with to host a clean up around the site of the nest to ensure the beach is free of plastic and other marine debris when the eggs hatch. Come along and join us!

⏱When: Saturday 4th March 9am – 11am
📍Where: Shelly Beach, Bateau Bay NSW (meet outside Munchas cafe)
🧢What to bring: Sun-safe clothing, hat, reusable water bottle /coffee cup

Take 3 will provide gloves, bags, buckets and tongs. Let us know if you're interested in coming along: https://fb.me/e/33JblbIKa

Happy birthday Samantha Lamesa I hope it was a refreshing day and you went coconuts!!

During the evening we floated down stream and watched the darting swiftlet’s feeding on insects above the water be replaced by insectivorous bats. And 1000s of egrets returned to roost on the Nipa Palm that guarded the banks. As we floated further, sections of the river twinkled in light emitted from colonies of fire flies. Such a fantastic location.

Exploring new locations for future trips!! How river-ting 🙊🌿

Happiest of birthdays Beth F**a! Beth is one of our awesome tour leaders and is very involved with our wildlife and community projects. Hope you had an awesome day!! Can’t wait to get back into the jungles with you. # # #

Hip hip hooray 🌿 it’s your birthday. The man who runs the show is celebrating a birthday today. We hope you enjoy your day and go bananas! Sending big orangutan hugs 🦧 Happy Birthday Darek !!!

Happy Birthday Sam! I found this photo from our smoked filled fire season trip. Kind of fitting for the pandemic! Hope you had a great day. And hopefully we can return to Borneo again soon! X Samantha Lamesa

Where snow and ice usually form, rain has now fallen on top of Greenlands highest peak. Above freezing temperatures at 3216m is another alarming signal of climate change.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-21/greenland-rainfall-has-scientists-worried-about-melting-ice-caps/100396274?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf248776235&utm_campaign=fb_abc_news&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf248776235=1&fbclid=IwAR1oHpNqJOB2DkWklekoG7tNoqq8RSuZ4FGqzewADQOGByzmyzIknVfXRI8

Rain falls on the Greenland ice cap for first time in recorded history Scientists say rain falling on Greenland's highest point for the first time on record is another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet, which is melting at an increasing rate.

Good to see that the Javan rhino population has increased by two calves. This species is now only found in western Java within the protected Ujung Kulon National Park. An estimated 73 individuals remain, a small number but an increase on the 50 or so a decade ago.

Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species’ last holdout JAKARTA — Conservation officials in Indonesia have reported a sighting of two new Javan rhinoceros calves, boosting hopes for stable population growth of the nearly extinct species. The calves, a female and a male, were spotted on different occasions in March by camera traps in Ujung Kulon Nationa...