Flatback turtle - Population & Distribution

The species has the most limited range of any other turtle species

Current Population and Distribution
Flatbacks feed around the northern half of Australia, and in the seas between northern Australia and the southern parts of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

To nest, they choose inshore islands and the mainland of the Great Barrier Reef, from Mon Repos in the south to around Mackay in the north. The inner shelf area of the southern Great Barrier Reef includes four major rookeries on Peak, Wild Duck, Aviod and Curtis Islands. Other important nesting beaches are located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, extending through the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Torres Strait. The inner shelf area of the southern Great Barrier Reef includes four major rookeries on Peak, Wild Duck, Aviod and Curtis Islands.