Sick Turtle on Norfolk IslandThis little fella was found on Slaughter Bay Norfolk Island one evening. He was not doing very well at all. The local vet gave him a shot of anti biotics and hoped for the best. The very next morning he was gone and it would seem that all was fine. He was so bad as you can see from one of the photos he couldnt even pull his head out of the sand washing around him. So the fact that he had moved at all over the night makes us think that the shot did the trick.
Bounty Divers quite often sees turtles while snorkelling and diving around the island. The majority are green turtle however we do see others from time to time.
Where these turtles come from or are born is very much a topic to argue on the island, but at
Bounty Divers we do not believe that they are born locally. Without serious research this argument will never be settled. Regardless of where they come from we do see alot of them and often, however they arent used to humans due to the relatively low number of visitors here on Norfolk, so do not tend to hang around for very long once they realise we are in the water with them.
If you ever get to Norfolk Island and get the chance to come diving with us here at Bounty Divers we will try our very best to dive with these magnificent creatures. SORRY, no money back guarantees though
