A team of scientists have waded through the Macquarie Marshes to take the first steps to capture diet and movement data on native turtles.
University of New South Wales Centre for Ecosystem Science Associate Professor Kate Brandis and Environmental Honours student William Hall trudged through the swamplands to collect diet data and place trackers on 20 turtles.
Who would have thought this involves giving the reptiles a pedicure in the process?…