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Following the flatback turtles

A softbreeze blows as we stalk the shoreline at midnight — bare toes treading the cold, damp sand, our eyes straining for ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Queensland scientists hope satellite tracker will unlock mysteries of Australia's flatback turtle

A rare turtle in Queensland's Wide Bay region will be monitored with a satellite-tracking device by scientists looking to learn more about its breeding longevity. The flatback turtle, known by her tag ...
Australian Geographic

Turtle nursery: satellite tracking flatbacks on human-free, predator-free island

Avoid Island is a haven for elusive flatback turtles – and for the first time satellites will be used to reveal more about where they go after nesting. JUST OFF THE coast of Mackay, Queensland, lies ...
Sacramento Bee

42 creatures tracked off coast of Australia lead to ‘world-first breakthrough’

The novel use of high-tech bio trackers coupled with machine learning has revealed the previously unknown and specific habitat preferences of flatback turtles in Australia’s Roebuck Bay. Government of ...
Gizmodo

Good News! Endangered Sea Turtle Populations May Be Recovering

Finally, some good news: endangered sea turtles are recovering because ome conservation efforts seem to be working. A paper published earlier this month in Inter-Research Science Publisher reveals ...