The death toll of large endangered leatherback turtles has climbed to six on the NSW Central Coast in about a month, as investigations into the mysterious deaths continue.
The death toll of the world's largest sea turtles continues to climb on the NSW Central Coast, with a sixth leatherback washing ashore and another found entangled in a shark net this week.A sixth leatherback turtle has washed up on a NSW Central Coast beach within about a month
Authorities have said recent storms could be to blame as investigations into the turtle deaths continueThe latest leatherback was found at Forresters Beach on Wednesday.It is the sixth leatherback to be found dead on a Central Coast beach within about a month, according to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service .
The founder of Australian Seabird and Turtle Rescue Central Coast, Cathy Gilmore, said it was alarming.Recent storms partly to blame He said storms could confuse marine life where they could drift into places they did not usually swim or that had lots of plastics.
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