A little flatback turtle made his way back to Queensland after washing up on a beach thousands of kilometres from home. It is believed the animal fell ill and was swept down from the Queensland coast ...

Flatback syndrome occurs when the lower spine loses its curve and becomes straight. A flat back causes symptoms such as persistent back pain and an inability to stand upright. The human spine has ...

Researchers have for the first time determined when Australia's elusive flatback turtle hits puberty, using the circles found in the skeletons of deceased turtles. Researchers counted the concentric ...

World-first research using GPS, motion sensors and video has revealed never-before-seen behaviours of vulnerable flatback turtles near Broome. Murdoch University, the Department of Biodiversity, ...

The migratory paths of the little-studied flatback sea turtle have been mapped by a satellite tracking study. An important migratory corridor for Australia’s only endemic sea turtle has been mapped.

Beginning today in Brisbane, Australia, the 29th annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation will feature the flatback sea turtle, native to Australia and probably the least-studied of the ...

The first ever professional underwater shots of flatback turtles have been captured off the northern coast of WA. PHOTOGRAPHER DOUG PERRINE and I stand side by side, eyeing the ocean. It’s just plain ...

Researchers want a permanent station in Queensland to monitor populations of Flatback turtles. (AAP) Flatback turtle trackers want to set up Australia's first permanent research station to assess how ...