A University of New England research program will also his investigate the effect flooding has on hatching success for the reptiles.
abc.net.au/news/endangered-bells-turtle-breeding-project-une-northern-nsw/102096298The population of Bell's turtles in the NSW Northern Tablelands is about to get a big boost after researchers incubated 1,500 of them in a lab.
In 2018, 100 hatchlings were released into local rivers and this year, 15 times that number will be released. Researcher Eric Nordberg said the breeding project was about making sure the hatchlings could grow up to breed, instead of ending up in a fox's belly. "Over the last few years we have had extreme weather events including flood. With these turtles laying their eggs in the riverbanks, we're interested to see what impact nests that get flooded has on hatching success".As well as the inundation experiments with the eggs, UNE researchers are also assessing the baby turtles health and development before they are released.
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