Turtle nesting season kicks off around Australia's coasts! (especially QLD!)
Learn how to best spot and support the little flippers as they wander towards the seas...On Landcarer for each day of the #CoastcareWeek22, we're highlighting different marine issues and topics! Today? We're talking turtles.
There are 7 species of sea turtle found worldwide, 6 of which are found in Australia and all are recorded in Gold Coast waters. Marine turtles are reptiles, they crawl up the beach to lay their eggs in the sand. Loggerhead sea turtles and Green sea turtles have both been recorded nesting on Gold Coast beaches.
Marine turtles use both the marine and terrestrial environments to complete different stages in their life cycle, this makes them even more vulnerable to many anthropogenic threats including entanglement, marine debris, ocean pollution, poaching and illegal trade, global warming, predation from domestic animals, and boat strike, just to name a few!
Read more on how you can help your local hatchlings reach the seas, enjoy a comfortable and safe sand dune environment, and the invaluable work Turtle monitoring groups are up to (plus, an event invitation to a TurtleWatch guided turtle talk and beach clean!)β.
What else is happening this Coastcare Week? Head over to the Coast & Waterways community of practice to check out our daily marine blogs and the 30+ events happening Australia-wide over #CoastcareWeek22! β------------------------------
Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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