Sick green sea turtle finny set for broome rehabilitation with a green turtle and brown turtle on display
The beautiful, healthy red sea turtle (Erusea auratus) has been seen near the beach by visitors to Whangarei since the early 2000s, with a number of photos posted on its website.
The rare green sea turtle was seen on March 25, 2008, taking a swim along the beach at Newlands, with the photo captioned: „Green turtle, yellow sea turtle – both here to mingle!“.
But while the green turtle does pose a threat to the t바카라사이트urtles the brown turtle is the one who poses more ojarvees.comf an issue.
It has been on the loose near the site of a former whaling station in Whangarei for the past five years, with many of its shell missing.
Newlands resident and environmental health officer for the Ministry of Primary Industries and the Environment, Mary Macquarie, told NZ First Onjarvees.comline that it was a serious concern for residents, as it appeared to be a dangerous wildlife attraction.
„People coming into the town are often shocked that it does this, but the reason it’s a problem is because they get sick.
„It’s not rare, it’s quite common, but it’s not what people expect.
„It’s a significant threat to the health of the marine life that is present at the beach, but it’s more so the turtles. People would look at it as a threat if they saw turtles off shore.“
While the community has taken a number of steps to prevent the loss of the turtle, she acknowledged there was no easy solution for dealing with the problem.
„The turtle could be moved, it could be cleaned up, but there aren’t many ways to do that.“
„You can’t just bring the turtle back, there’s a lot of things that you have to do to get it back, and we’re still working through these issues with [town manager] John Brown’s department.“
The turtle was captured by a fisherman from the nearby town of Biddeford.
It was taken to the town’s Whanganui Beach Marine Park and rehabilitated in February this year.
It now has a number of yellow markings on its back, similar to the ones on the sea turtles of the Pacific, in the hopes it will eventually regain its original colour.
However, while it may look healthy and vibrant with its new markings, McQuarie admitted it would be impossible to return th