Flooding in Queensland damages endangered turtle nesting sites and disrupts breeding season
An environmental group in Queensland says flooding earlier this year has damaged nesting sites for endangered riverine turtles and is disrupting this year's breeding season. The group says the changes are affecting the Burnett River in Bundaberg, where the white-throated snapping turtle, known as milbi in Taribelang Bunda language, lays its eggs. It says steep banks, loose sand and lower water levels are making it harder for turtles to nest.WYLD Projects Indigenous Corporation, which has monitored and relocated turtle nests for the past decade, says the flood altered the riverbanks after the Burnett River peaked at Bundaberg at 7.4 metres... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jul 2026 02:33 LONDON
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