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    • Threats to sea turtles
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    • Plastic in the marine environment
    • Light pollution
    • Foxes
    • Discarded fishing line
    • Ghost nets
    • Oil spill
    Threats to sea turtles
    • Plastic in the marine environment

      Plastic - the waste that nature cannot digest. Millions of tonnes of rubbish enter the worlds oceans each year killing marine mammals and seabirds

    • Light pollution

      Of all the animals on our planet, perhaps none are under more threat from light pollution than sea turtles

    • Foxes

      Foxes are recognised as a serious threat to much of Australia's wildlife - not only turtle eggs and hatchlings

    • Discarded fishing line

      Discarded fishing line kills wildlife. Take care when fishing, don't leave behind discarded fishing lines and use non-stainless steel hooks

    • Ghost nets

      Lost and abandoned fishing gear, including "ghost nets" pose a major threat to marine animals when they become entangled in the gear and drown or die of exhaustion or starvation

    • Oil spill

      Because of their endangered status and their wide range, sea turtles are of particular concern in an oil spill event

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