The world’s largest known rookery for the vulnerable green turtle and the most significant seabird rookery in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Raine Island is a culturally sacred landscape and is a significant place for Wuthathi People and Meriam Nation (Ugar, Mer, Erub) People and is not accessible to the public.
Location
Approximately 620km north-west of Cairns and 100km offshore from Shelburne Bay in the Cape York Peninsula.
Park facilities
- No access
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![Red-tailed tropicbird in flight.]()
Red-tailed tropicbird in flight.
Photo credit: Krystal Huff
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![Green turtle laying eggs.]()
Green turtle laying eggs.
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![Green turtle returning to the water after nesting.]()
Green turtle returning to the water after nesting.
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![Hatchlings entering the water.]()
Hatchlings entering the water.
Photo credit: Kimberley Hooper, Queensland Government
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![Green turtles retuning to the water at sunrise.]()
Green turtles retuning to the water at sunrise.
Photo credit: Katharine Robertson, Queensland Government
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![Raine Island National Park (Scientific).]()
Raine Island National Park (Scientific).
Photo credit: Queensland Government
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![Green turtles around Raine Island.]()
Green turtles around Raine Island.
Photo credit: Queensland Government
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![Rangers conducting research on green turtles.]()
Rangers conducting research on green turtles.
Photo credit: Gary Cranitch, Queensland Museum
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![Rangers conducting seabird survey.]()
Rangers conducting seabird survey.
Photo credit: Katharine Robertson, Queensland Government
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![Rangers conducting seabird survey.]()
Rangers conducting seabird survey.
Photo credit: Jessica Nelms, Queensland Government
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![QPWS Rangers measuring a nesting green turtle.]()
QPWS Rangers measuring a nesting green turtle.
Photo credit: Biopixel
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![QPWS and Traditional Owners Rangers rescuing a nesting turtle who would have died without assistance.]()
QPWS and Traditional Owners Rangers rescuing a nesting turtle who would have died without assistance.
Photo credit: Owen Coffee, Queensland Government
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![Marine Parks staff and Traditional Owners Rangers installing cliff top fencing to prevent turtles from falling onto their backs and dying.]()
Marine Parks staff and Traditional Owners Rangers installing cliff top fencing to prevent turtles from falling onto their backs and dying.
Photo credit: Jessica Nelms, Queensland Government
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![Sand reprofiling works on the southern side of the island.]()
Sand reprofiling works on the southern side of the island.
Photo credit: Queensland Government
Highlights and announcements
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Image creditWe 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.![Photo of Raine Island restoration]()
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.
- There are currently no park alerts for this park.