Meet Hayley. She was found by Katrina Schwager, one of the volunteers at the QLD Turtle Monitoring Program that takes place from November until February each year on Heron Island. Hayley had been swimming around the reefs of Heron Island but was showing some abnormal swimming behaviour so we decided to take her into care for full assessment and diagnostics. Hayley was slightly underweight, clinically dehydrated and her x-rays showed a possible lung tear. After fluid therapy, an autologous patch,

🌊 Good news from Heron Island! Last week we checked our permanent transect and guess what… the reef is recovering! 🐠 Yes, coral can recover, and you can help! Tell us what youre already doing for the planet & learn more about what else you can do on our What Can I Do platform! https://actionplan.coralwatch.org The ‘What Can I Do’ program is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s ReefTrust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, and The University of Queensland. @greatbarr

Rebirth: a new sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef and shines its light on possibilities Green turtles return to the beach of their birth to lay eggs and the hope of a species, the next generation of turtles, bringing them back from the brink of endangerment caused by human impact 📍Heron Island, Queensland, Australia #greatbarrierreef #coralreef #marinelife #marinebiology #seeaustralia #travelaustralia #scubainstructor #scubadiving #scubatok #oceanlover #underwaterworld #beautifuldestinations