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The Horror! Baby Turtle Snatched By Seagull During Live BBC Broadcast

Romy Bradridge
Published on: 2nd April 2019 at 11:23 AM
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Viewers of Blue Planet Live were left shocked after a seagull snatched a baby turtle during a live BBC broadcast.

Presenter Liz Bonnin was signing off when she let six baby turtles on to the sand, but one unlucky hatchling was snatched mid-run from the sand to sea by a waiting seagull.

The ordeal happened during an episode of the popular BBC nature show, Blue Planet Live, which was filmed on the Great Barrier Reef’s Heron Island.

"They're going to spend at least a hundred years in the sea" unless a seagull snatches them when you're doing a piece to camera first. Brutal. #BluePlanetLive pic.twitter.com/ftuAiXPprA

— Jono Read (@jonoread) March 31, 2019

Viewers who watched the segment took to social media after the episode aired to express their horror.

me watching the baby turtle be carried off to it’s death seconds before it reached the ocean on Blue Planet Live pic.twitter.com/wtOu01fYxs

— Lucy (@lucyfesmer) March 31, 2019

https://twitter.com/lucymaybeattie/status/1112443488107413511

https://twitter.com/NatalieHelenaB/status/1112443612904767494

Heron Island Research Station deputy manager Abbie Taylor assured worried fans this was not only normal but the cycle of life.

Taylor told ABC News: “We witness turtle hatchlings being taken on a daily basis.

“Whether that’s by seagulls or crabs on land or sharks and fish in the water.

“It’s common to see large flocks of seagulls waiting on the beach at dusk and dawn for nests to erupt.”

Liz Bonnin tweeted: “These hatchlings are part of the food web here and the silver gulls need to feed their newborn chicks too.

“[It’s] hard to watch but we can’t do anything about it.”

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Romy worked on B&T as a cadet journalist before transferring to the company's event business. She is now a senior producer on B&T's flagship events B&T Awards, Women in Media, 30 under 30, Cannes in Cairns and Cannes Young Lions.

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