Fishing nets kill Australian turtles

Reblogged from Dear Kitty. Some blog:

This video says about itself:

Flatback turtle hatching out of the egg shell. Taken at Flinders Beach, Mapoon, Queensland, Australia.

From Wildlife Extra:

Phantom fishing nets endangering marine turtles in northern Australia

January 2013. Australia's national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientists working with GhostNets Australia and Indigenous rangers are identifying hotspots where lost fishing nets are threatening marine biodiversity.

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