Listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act 1999 (Commonwealth) and BC Act 2016 (WA);
Ningaloo is the southern most rookery for hawksbill turtles, with low abundance compared to other areas further north (eg. Dampier Archipelago off Karratha). An estimated 350 to 790 hawksbill turtles are in the breeding population that nest within the North West Cape and Cape Range rookeries at Ningaloo.