Flatback turtles are a threatened species that spend most of their time in Australian waters and only nest at rookeries in northern Australia. Sea turtles briefly come onto land to lay clutches of ...

At Thevenard Island, which is located on the northwest coast of Australia, ghost crabs contributed to the loss of almost 30 percent of flatback turtle hatchlings, according to new research.

Australia Department of the Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation Tomasello carried the pregnant sea turtle close to the edge of the water and let her return to the sea on her own accord ...