The Hatchery - School Sessions
Schedule
Wed Mar 22 2023 at 11:00 am to 11:30 am
Location
Queensland Museum | Brisbane, QL
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This free event is part of the World Science Festival Brisbane 2023 School Program, presented with QPAC.World Science Festival Brisbane’s hugely popular annual turtle hatching offers a rare opportunity for students to witness nature at its finest, while learning about a real-world conservation initiative that has been crucial to the survival of Australia’s precious Loggerhead turtles. Students will get a rare glimpse of turtles hatching in incubation chambers and their first foray into an ocean environment in specially designed seawater tanks.
This initiative is designed in collaboration with internationally renowned herpetologist Colin Limpus and Queensland Museum Senior Scientist and Curator, Reptiles and Amphibians, Patrick Couper.
After the festival, the newborn turtles will be transported to the Sunshine Coast and released 20 kilometres offshore.
Due to the limited venue capacity for this program, please book only ONE session per school.
Sessions can accommodate up to 72 people (including students, teachers/carers).
Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled ticket entry time. For example, if your ticket time is 11am please arrive at the Museum no later than 10.50am. The Hatchery is open to the general public after 2.30pm.
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Where is it happening?
Queensland Museum, Corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank,Brisbane,QLD,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
