Flatback turtles can grow up to one metre long and weigh up to 90kg. Turtles don’t start breeding until they are between 10 to 30 years, so it is too early to tell if Cronulla is a male or female.

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 ...

Flatback turtles are a threatened species. They are listed as vulnerable in Australia. Out of all the sea turtle species, they are the least endangered one because there is not much of a demand ...

Flatback marine turtles have been difficult to study since they share much of their habitat with saltwater crocodiles. The world’s largest reptile not only preys on the marine turtle, ...

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of ...

Most flatback turtle research focussed on when the animals were accessible while nesting on a beach, which only represented 0.5 per cent of their life.

That was exactly what happened on Wednesday to Anne Smith of Brisk Bay, as she discovered a flatback turtle at her home — more than 500 metres from the beach. Turtles in nesting season: ...

Flatback turtle first. I look up over the wind-whipped peaks of water and signal frantically to Doug using our agreed ‘T for turtle’ arm movement. He is 50m further out lugging the photographic ...

The Australian Flatback Sea Turtle is a species of sea turtle native to Australia. They are found along the northern half of the coastline of Australia. The turtle gets its name from the fact its ...

Flatback turtle fights off tiger shark off Western Australia coast. People who have devoted their whole lives to studying marine life were “amazed” by the turtle’s behaviour as it fought off ...