Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club promotes responsible 4WD on beaches to help turtles

The Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club has been working on a project to promote responsible four wheel driving on beaches where turtles frequent. A grant from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has allowed the Club to put together some short videos on how the community can look after our endangered turtles, and still enjoy beach camping and four wheel driving.

The Club have 3 simple tips to help look after nesting turtles and hatchlings on our beaches.

• Plan your beach driving around the low tides. Travel on the hard packed sand. Staying low is the way to go.
• Stay off the beach at night during turtle season. Light from vehicles and torches disturb nesting turtles and confuse hatchlings.
• If you camp near the foreshore, keep your camp lights low, to let the turtles go. At your campsite, use the bare minimum of light needed. Try and set your camp up so the lights are shielded from the beach.

Read more about the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive project on Bundaberg Now.

Watch the Club's video on how we can all help make our beaches safer for marine turtles.

Find out more about the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club on their Facebook page or via email at info@bundaberg4wdclub.com

Image from the Bundaberg Four Wheel Drive Club video.