Did you know that a single plastic bag takes up to 1000 years to degrade? That’s right, 1000 years! Plastic is the largest polluter of our oceans – mostly originating from urban sources and landfills – and hundreds of thousands of marine species, including our beloved sea turtles, die each year from ingestion and entanglement …
An environment good for turtles is good for us! Road trip Earlier this month, the Turtle Health Research team descended on mass to the 4th Australian Marine Turtle Symposium in Bundaberg, Queensland. The 11.5 hour drive, which was kindly sponsored by JCU, required some careful Tetris-style packing to fit 6 students and staff members, plus …
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