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- - - - Some experts I can contact for advice and directions are the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group ( A branch of the IUCN)
        
        To achieve the relocation several resources will be needed, including appropriate transportation, a temporary habitat for the turtles while they are being relocated, material to catch the turtles (nets), monitoring equipment (water surveillance and testing, testing and tracking the turtles) and possibly have to temporarily feed the turtles while they become accustomed to their new environment.
        
        The environment selected is Obi Obi Gorge
        
        The success of the relocation will be measured by the rate of reproduction in the turtles, the overall amount of turtles, and the quality of life the turtles have (access to food, suitable nesting sites, etc)
        
        Tags on the turtles, regular testing of the turtles and the water, and surveillance of the turtles and their nests will be used to track the success of the relocation.
        
        All data will be useful, especially how well the relocated turtles adapt to the new environment, namely how much food they source, how well they reproduce, % of hatchling survival, data on the water and surrounding environment, and whether their behavior changes in the new area with different challenges.
        
        I hope to see results within two years of the relocation, which should be adequate time for the turtles to adapt and reproduce.
        
        IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species: Mary River Turtle. [online] Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7664/12841291 [Accessed 15 May 2020].
        
        Environment.gov.au. 2020. Elusor Macrurus — Mary River Turtle, Mary River Tortoise. [online] Available at: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=64389 [Accessed 15 May 2020].
        
        Daf.qld.gov.au. 2019. Closed Waters In Freshwater Areas. [online] Available at: https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/fisheries/recreational/closed-seasons-waters/freshwater-areas [Accessed 15 May 2020].