Marine Species

Species: Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) Location: Australia Status: Endemic native species Flatback sea turtles breed on beaches in northern Australia. The researcher needed to track sea turtle hatchlings to determine if they were affected by artificial light from nearby wharves and ships. They used a remote-controlled boat to imitate the offshore movement of a … Read more

Species: Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) Location: Australia Status: Endemic native species Flatback sea turtles breed in northern Australia and have a restricted distribution compared to other sea turtles. They are vulnerable to a number of human-induced threats, includinghabitat loss, predation of adults and eggs, fisheries by-catch, pollution, and climate change. The researcher needed to … Read more

Species: Yellow-eyed penguin, hoiho (Megadyptes antipodes) Location: New Zealand Status: Endemic native species, endangered Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and declining on mainland New Zealand. However, little was known about the southern population which breeds on remote Sub-Antarctic islands, as the isolated and inhospitable conditions make research extremely difficult in the area. The researcher utilised Altitude … Read more

Species: Yellow-eyed penguin, hoiho (Megadyptes antipodes) Location: New Zealand Status: Endemic native species, endangered Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and declining, but knowledge of the isolated Sub-Antarctic populations was data-deficient due to the challenging terrain. The researcher needed to locate cryptic forest-nesting yellow-eyed penguins in thick sub-Antarctic vegetation, but ground-tracking methods were prohibitively slow. Altitude Conservation’s … Read more