Marine Turtles of Australia

Gallery

Olive Ridley turtles mating Image © Mike & Christine Gartner Flickr	Green turtle laying eggs Image © Steve & Jemma Copley Flickr	Laying eggs Image © D1v1d Flickr	Eggs Image © janna487 Flickr	Female Green turtle returning to the sea after laying her eggs Image © Drew Avery Flickr
Hachlings leaving the nest Image © Jon Haylett Flickr	Hatchlings	Hatchlings swimming away from the beach Image © Cam Pervan Flickr	Leatherback turtle hatchlings Image © Don Mockford Flickr	Mating sea turtles Image © Bodhi Surf School Flickr

For generations, these people have hunted and eaten turtles as well as fish, using traditional methods. Image © kahunapulej Flickr	Turtle Eggs from Borneo on sale In Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah, Kota Bharu Image © mohd fahmi Flickr	Black vultures scavenging turtle eggson a beach. Image © digitaldi Flickr	A turtle eating a plastic bag which it has mistaken for a sea jelly	Scattered Loggerhead turtle egg shells and holes in the sand under the protective nest cage, are evidence of ghost crab predation of the nest egg chamber. Image © St.VincentVolunteers Flickr

Australian Flatback Image © Phelpsy74 Flickr	Australian Flatback Image from Save the Turtles	Green turtle Image © Dan Meyers Flickr	Green turtle Image © Drew Avery Flickr	Hawksbill turtle Image © npwsnorthernmarine Flickr
Hawksbill turtle Image © Stephen Bateman Flickr	Leatherback turtle Image © DavidMB2006 Flickr	Leatherback turtle Image © Jason Isley Flickr	Loggerhead turtle Image © brianb60 Flickr	Loggerhead turtle Image © npwsnorthernmarine Flickr
Olive Ridley turtle Image © Strange Bird Photos Flickr	Olive Ridley turtle Image © Jason Isley Flickr	Kemp Ridley turtle (Not found in Australian waters) Image © Seth Patterson Flickr	Kemp Ridley turtle (Not found in Australian waters) Image © jacab12 Flickr	Baby eastern box turtle hatching Image © RabidReptile Flickr

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