On the Great Barrier Reef there are
hundreds of small islands and sand cays that seem harsh, barren, and
inhospitable to life. But, on
each of these a life and death struggle goes on daily.
Raine Island is such a tragedy, a
graveyard of turtles. Ben and the
scientist count 680 turtles that died here in the nesting season and save 13
still alive. But they also
witness over 13,000 turtles nesting in one night, and an estimated 200 million
hatchlings returning to the sea. These
babies are preyed on by the crabs, birds, fish and sharks.
Here also, Ben survives a frightening
shark encounter, when six whaler shark attack him all together.
