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Dead, sick baby turtles wash up on central Queensland beaches after eating plastic WedWednesday 17 updated WedWednesday 17 FebFebruary 2021 at 3:09am The Department of Environment and Science says several flatback turtles have washed up on central Queensland beaches after eating plastic. ( Share Print text only Cancel Dead and sick baby turtles are washing up on Capricorn Coast beaches in numbers never seen before by researchers, after swallowing plastic. Key points: Several sick and dead turt...

Premium Content Subscriber only Tiny Flatback Turtles in large numbers have been found dead along the Capricorn Coast after being attracted to vehicle headlights, says The Department of Environment and Science. Since the end of January 2021, Department of Environment and Science DES senior conservation officer Dr Ian Bell said a large number of post-hatchling Flatbacks had been found dead or stranded along the coast. The Flatback, listed as vulnerable, is one of seven sea turtles found in Austr...