Farm fences trouble turtles in search of water. Here’s how to help
- Written by Eric Nordberg, Senior Lecturer (Applied Ecology and Landscape Management), University of New England
Freshwater turtles live in farm dams, creeks and wetlands across Australia. They often travel over land when these wetlands or farm dams dry up, or during breeding season.
But when a turtle encounters a fence, they can get stuck on one side, become entangled, overheat or even die.
We wanted to test how different fence types influence...





