Lion the Green Sea Turtle rescued at Kingscliff due to ingesting marine debris – including plastics.
Meet Lion. She’s a Green Sea Turtle who was rescued by volunteers at Kingscliff in 2019. Lion was found to be suffering from floating syndrome – which is where a turtle is buoyant and unable to dive and feed. It’s caused by a build-up of gas in the turtle’s body after it has ingested marine debris – including plastics.