Ghost crabs were responsible for the loss of nearly 30% of flatback turtle hatchlings at Thevenard Island, near Onslow on the northwest coast of Australia, according to new research published in ...

Wild Duck Island, which is the largest nesting site in eastern Australia for flatback turtles, has been leased by taxpayers for $1.2 million to allow the vulnerable turtles to reproduce in peace ...

Wild Duck Island, which is the largest nesting site in eastern Australia for flatback turtles, has been leased by taxpayers for $1.2 million to allow the vulnerable turtles to reproduce in peace.

Sea turtles are found in all the world's oceans with the exception of the Arctic Ocean, and some species travel between oceans. The Flatback turtle is found solely on the northern coast of ...

FLATBACK turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how they are affected by large coastal developments.

Strapping fitness technology and a video camera to Australian flatback turtles has revealed details of their little-known lives at sea.

With a heave, the newborn flatback turtle propels itself over the sand and suddenly he's scuttling at speed down the beach after his brothers and sisters to the breaking waves.

Flatback turtles emerge from Darwin sand ALONG eight kilometres of Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Darwin, flatback turtle eggs are hatching, with a helping hand from park rangers and locals.

FLATBACK turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how they are affected by large coastal developments.

FLATBACK turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how they are affected by large coastal developments.

FLATBACK turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how they are affected by large coastal developments.

FLATBACK turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how they are affected by large coastal developments.