Manning River Turtle to get lifeline from Australian Reptile Park

By Julia Driscoll
Updated January 30 2019 - 4:11pm, first published August 13 2018 - 2:00pm
Turtle lovers: Wildlife conservationist Tim Faulkner and his son Billy, with a Manning River Helmeted Turtle. Photo: with permission of Tim Faulkner
Turtle lovers: Wildlife conservationist Tim Faulkner and his son Billy, with a Manning River Helmeted Turtle. Photo: with permission of Tim Faulkner

It’s a late autumn day, warm and windy, the she oaks are whispering on the banks of the river, and Tim Faulkner, clad in a wetsuit, is snorkelling, looking for the Manning River turtle.

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