Raine Island National Park (Scientific) | Tropical North Queensland

Raine Island Recovery Project

We are currently working in partnership with the Australian Government and the Wuthathi and Meriam Nation Traditional Owners to undertake adaptive management actions to restore Raine Island as viable turtle nesting habitat.

Raine Island has important natural and cultural values that are of global significance. This is the Raine Island Beacon, constructed by convicts in 1844. Photo credit: Oliva Slip © Queensland Government

Raine Island is home to one of the world's largest remaining green turtle rookeries where thousands of green turtles come ashore during the summer to nest. Photo credit: © Christian Miller

Raine Island is one of the most significant and diverse seabird rookeries in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Photo credit: Gary Cranitch, Queensland Museum