World Turtle News, 08/09/2018

In Queensland, Australia, drones are deployed to help survey, monitor nesting flatback sea turtles (VIDEO)

Seeking to improve time and resource management, the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance, along with local rangers, are using drones to get a bird’s-eye view of Cape York Peninsula and its nesting flatbacks (Natator depressus)- and since it’s Australia, of course avoid the dangerous crocodiles that inhabit the area.

ALSO: first-time theft of turtle from a lake in India, culprits at large- see below.

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Did You Know…

Found nesting only in Australia, the greatest concentration of flatback sea turtle nests are currently found in Queensland, although it is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN, meaning its full distribution and population status is unknown.

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