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"Freshwater turtles live in farm dams, creeks and wetlands across Australia.
They often travel over land when these wetlands or farm dams dry up, or during
breeding season.
But when a turtle encounters a fence, they can get stuck on one side, become
entangled, overheat or even die.
We wanted to test how different fence types influence turtle movement patterns.
In our latest research, we attached GPS tracking devices to 20 adult eastern
long-neck turtles in Armidale, New South Wales. Each week, we located the
turtles and recorded how far they had moved, what habitat they were in, and how
many fences they had encountered.
We found turtles often encountered fences. Sometimes they had to walk long
distances, for days, before finding a suitable place to cross. Here we
recommend some simple, cheap ways to make fences more turtle-friendly – and
help other wildlife too."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
