Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre

Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre (CTRC) is a volunteer organisation rehabilitating sick and injured marine turtles and running education programs.

Here at CTRC our mission "Protecting and promoting the conservation of marine turtles" serves as the guiding principle and therefore underpins the aims and objectives of our organisation. Our aims and objectives include the following:

- Do all that we can to rehabilitation sick and injured turtles in our care
- Endeavor to provide assistance, where required or requested, in efforts to rescue tu

rtles in distress
- Share our knowledge in the interests of turtle rescue, rehabilitation and research
- Endeavour to raise awareness of issues faced by marine turtles through positive publicity and teaching
- Help to promote humane and sustainable practices through co-operation and education
- Seek to positively influence Government Policy relating to turtle conservation and the marine environment

Update on little Hop Thank you to QLD xray we got to put her through the CT scan. Her shell is a mess and the propeller ...
29/04/2026

Update on little Hop
Thank you to QLD xray we got to put her through the CT scan.
Her shell is a mess and the propeller hit her spine. Speaking to Dr Douglas Mader world expert he said with intensive care they can recover. She has a new bed, mattress for comfort and towels. Every 3 hrs nice warm water over her towels.
Although this will be a long expensive recovery we won't give up every turtle deserved a chance. Fingers crossed for Hop's recovery

Hop made it through the night. Off to Northern Beaches Vet clinic. X rays at this stage showed no breaks, off to CT sc...
27/04/2026

Hop made it through the night. Off to Northern Beaches Vet clinic. X rays at this stage showed no breaks, off to CT scan tomorrow for further information.
Huge thank you to Michelle, Tiff and crew for a long morning cleaning up shell. Again thank you Nikki my faithful carrier.

This is what happens when turtles are hit by boats Hop (pidgeon for hope)Severe Boat Strike Damage She was found by a cu...
27/04/2026

This is what happens when turtles are hit by boats
Hop (pidgeon for hope)
Severe Boat Strike Damage
She was found by a customer at Green Island and taken to Melanesia Marine. Thank you to Toddy who put glad wrap over wounds to prevent heat loss without this she may have not made it to Cairns. Thank you Quicksilver for 1 waiting for her to board and the care transferring her.
Thank you to Nikki without her help i would have struggled. Last night she slept peacefully in my bathroom on a foam mattress with pain killers on board. Today she is off to have surgery

23/04/2026

Protecting Queensland’s precious environment means backing the people doing the work on the ground.

The Crisafulli Government is backing champions like Jennie and Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, who are helping rehabilitate and protect our marine life for the next generation of Queenslanders. 🐢

20/04/2026

The new Green Island centre will be a great addition to the other CTRC centres. A huge thank you to all the hard work and dedication from the wonderful volunteers that attribute to the success of CTRC.

17/04/2026
24/03/2026
20/03/2026

Come with us to relocate Jelly the Flatback Sea turtle from Fitzroy Island turtle hospital to JCU! 🐢

Jelly was found floating off Fitzroy island last Wednesday and is now headed to the JCU hospital! Here she will have for further examination to figure out what has caused her to have an air pocket underneath her shell!

A HUGE Thankyou to and staff for providing the turtle taxi and ensuring that Jelly had a safe journey! 💚

Today is the day to take a little extra care of this beautiful country we call home! 🐢🌈Although everyday should be clean...
01/03/2026

Today is the day to take a little extra care of this beautiful country we call home! 🐢🌈

Although everyday should be clean up Australia Day, it’s a great excuse to get your friends together and do a little community clean up! 🦋

Head down to your favourite park or beach with a pair of gloves and start collecting some rubbish!

Sadly every year we have patients coming into our hospitals that have been impacted by marine pollution and it is our responsibility to make this planet a home for not just ourselves but all of the beautiful creatures we share it with!

📷: .correa

Today we recognise all of the incredible women in the wonderful world of science! 🧪 🔬🩺🧬Whether it’s working in the lab, ...
11/02/2026

Today we recognise all of the incredible women in the wonderful world of science! 🧪 🔬🩺🧬

Whether it’s working in the lab, the field or the classroom we appreciate the hard work and dedicated of each and every one of you! 💕

Together we will pave the way for the next generation of incredible female scientists! 👩🏾‍🔬🐢✨

31/01/2026
Happy New Year to all our wonderful volunteers.
31/12/2025

Happy New Year to all our wonderful volunteers.

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