Turtles
Kelly Tarltons returns Smee the turtle back into the wild
Smee is back in the sea - a green turtle that spent almost a year in rehab after being accidently hooked on a fishing line has been returned to the wild.
The turtle - named after Captain Hook's best… Video, Audio
Time is right for new Cousteau documentary
If eco-warrior Jacques-Yves Cousteau was still alive today, he'd be alarmed by the state of the planet's oceans and the wild creatures in them, says Becoming Cousteau co-writer Pax Wasserman. And he'd… Audio
Turtles: one shell of a story
Turtles are the fascination of author Louise Pryke, lecturer and honorary research associate at the University of Sydney's Department of Classics and Ancient History. Among the most endangered groups… Audio
Calling Home: Rosa Nolan in the Cayman Islands
When Cantabrian Rosa Nolan says she ended in the Cayman Islands -- which she couldn't have previously located on the map -- quite by chance, she really means it. Indeed, her original overseas… Audio
Calling Home: Claire Harvey in Palau
Claire Harvey only intended to be in Palau for 12 months when she accepted the role of President of the National Development Bank of Palau. She's Calling Home this morning from her base on Palau's… Audio
Fiji govt plans to ban fishing nets
Only a week after revealing it will continue to ban the harvesting of sea turtles, the Fiji government is now considering banning certain fishing nets, which are blamed for threatening numerous… Audio
Shell be right: 90 Mile Beach turtle on road to recovery
A critically endangered turtle who has lost one flipper and eaten plastic is being nursed back to health after washing up on Northland's 90 Mile Beach. Video
Extreme Queensland heat kills turtle hatchlings
Hundreds of turtle hatchlings have died at a famous Queensland beach as a heatwave pushes the sand's temperature to a record 75° Celsius.
Turtle Invasion
They're pesky critters and they're taking over Auckland waterways. Audio
Endangered Turtles of the Torres Strait Islands
Leah Lui-Chivizhe is a doctoral student in history at the University of Sydney where her research focuses on Torres Strait Islander relationships and engagements with the marine environment and the… Audio
Critically ill turtles get special treatment at Auckland Zoo
Three critically ill turtles are getting the special treatment in Auckland after they were found starving to death off Northland's west coast. Audio
Rocky the turtle returns
Rocky is the much-loved pet at the Tainui Village Rest Home in New Plymouth. That is until about seven months ago. Then Rocky just disappeared. For seven months the residents would ask, "Where's… Audio