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Globally endangered green turtles are fighting back from near extinction
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Some 640,000 turtle hatchlings have been thriving in the Great Barrier, and more than 600 turtle mothers have been saved thanks to a recovery project on Raine Island. 90% of the Reef’s entire northern green turtle population comes from Raine Island, a vegetated coral cay approximately 620 kilometres north-west of Cairns. The population was steadily declining due to nests being flooded, eggs drowning and fewer hatchlings surviving the harsh tides.
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