Steve Irwin was on a crocodile-catching trip on Queensland's Burdekin River with his father when he discovered a rare species of turtle. It was later named "Elseya irwini," or Irwin's turtle, in his ...

The six turtle species that call Australia home appear to have few similarities at first. Some turtles are large, others are much smaller. Some turtles are herbivores, others enjoy a varied diet.

Aerial surveys comparing turtle nesting sites from the 1990s to ... With funding from the Australian Government, CDU scientists, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Garngi and Mardbalk Rangers ...

Rangers at the Mon Repos turtle rookery on the Bundaberg coast say they have seen the biggest influx of nesting loggerhead turtles since the 1970s.

The world’s largest green turtle rookery, near the tip of Australia, is only churning out girls but scientists are working on a plan to bring the boys back.

Hot temperatures and heavy rain brought on by Tropical Cyclone Sean are being cited as the reasons for low survival rates of baby turtles in WA's Pilbara, but some early hatchlings are providing a ...

Green sea turtle populations are already becoming increasingly female due to a warming climate. Now pollution may also be contributing to unbalanced sex ratios in the species.

A dramatic decline in green turtle nesting on Croker Island has sparked a groundbreaking research project led by Charles ...