Jenni's Beach Adventure Journal
Monday the 26th of October, 2021
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Shark Bay, Iluka, Northern NSW
On my morning walk today I found this gorgeous sea turtle on the beach at Shark Bay, Iluka. I'm pretty sure it was not well, especially with the warmer waters pushing the population of sea turtles south with some of them becoming sick. Would you know what to do if you came across a sea turtle?
I contacted the local National Parks who told me that it is a Green Sea Turtle. They rescued it and took it to the Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue in Ballina for rehabilitation. If you ever find one in distress or sick contact an authority such as a Wildlife Sancturary and they will come to the rescue.
Marine turtles have roamed the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years and are an integral part of our tropical coastal ecosystems. Unfortunately, they are now considered endangered or vulnerable. I'm so happy I found this one and hopefully it will make a full recovery.
Journal Photo 1
Here is my photo of the Green Sea Turtle, you can see how far it is from the water.
Journal Photo 2
If you are wondering why sea turtles get barnacles, it's probably because they have bad health. As you can see with our turtle, it has barnacles over its head and flippers, unfortunately this will make it heavier, and it will drag. So, it's a good idea to make sure you contact National Parks if you see a sea turtle, especially if they have barnacles so that they can get rehabilitated.
Check out these cute baby sea turtles being released at Woody Head, Iluka. Just around the corner from where I found our sea turtle.
