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Loggerhead breeding affected by global warming
Researchers say loggerhead turtles have been migrating toward the south-east Queensland coast, as global warming makes traditional breeding sites too hot.
Larry McKenna
Almost hatched loggerhead turtles
Researcher Jennie Truman who monitors loggerhead and green turtle nests on beaches at North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, has seen a big increase in breeding activity on the Island and believes that is due largely to global warming which is making beaches further north too hot for nests.
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The sand temperature has started rising up there and it is cooking the eggs basically and not incubating them
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"The sand temperature has started rising up there and it is cooking the eggs basically and not incubating them," she said.
She says as south-east Queensland is increasingly playing an important part in turtle breeding, local authorities must work with researchers to better accommodate the seasonal influx of the endangered species.
Meanwhile, conservationists on North Stradbroke Island are calling for the community to become plastic bag-free to help protect turtles and other marine life.
This summer residents in south-east Queensland have monitored 16 loggerhead and green turtle nests on the island.
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