'Caught in the headlights': Tiny turtles dying on Cap Coast
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 Australian waters. Curtis Island off Gladstone is home to one of four major rookeries for Flatbacks, alon...
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