Dennis, a juvenile hawksbill turtle was found caught in discarded fishing lines off the coast of Cooktown with severe injuries to a rear flipper leaving amputation as the only option. For the past 18 ...

The facility will form part of the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre’s existing program, enabling ongoing treatment for rescued turtles across the Far North. The funding will help turtles recover ...

Surviving an entanglement with a “horrendous” ghost net and undergoing a limb amputation is only the start of a critically endangered turtle’s mission to keep his race alive. Dennis, a juvenile ...

A centre to help sick and injured turtles will be established on Green Island with the state government shelling out $600,000 in next year’s budget to deliver the project. The facility will form part ...