How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?
- Written by Ana Rita Patricio, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter
In the northern part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the future for green sea turtles appears to be turning female.
A recent study has revealed that climate change is rapidly leading to the feminisation of green turtles in one of the world’s largest populations. Only about 1% of these juvenile turtles are hatching male.
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