A 50-year-old loggerhead turtle named STAr is shining new light on the behaviour of the endangered marine animals. The nesting turtle mother has been fitted with a tracking device that is unlocking secrets about loggerheads' lives in Queensland's Wide Bay.

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class="YtLlr aHS+3 V-v0y fm7dv _8teMo _5pKBM" data-component="Text">The nesting turtle mother has been fitted with a tracking device that is unlocking secrets about loggerheads' lives in Queensland's Wide Bay. Ms Gatley said after laying her fourth clutch of the season at Mon Repos in February, the mother travelled south into the Great Sandy Strait. "We've got lots of visitors coming on the tours to see hatchlings emerging [at the moment]," Ms Gatley said

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