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Category Archives: Priority species
Filming the Great Barrier Reef
Well the Great Barrier Reef series is finally making it to air in Australia and the timing could not be more perfect, coinciding with the visiting UNESCO delegation. With all the attention currently on the issues facing the reef it … Continue reading
March 16, 2012 Posted by Richard Fitzpatrick
Panda conservation for the long term, in good times and bad – the WWF Sichuan earthquake story
Driving up into the Qionglai mountains in Sichuan province in south west China it is easy to see why the home to the giant panda is considered to be so special. The towering, forested mountains covered with winter snow house … Continue reading
February 24, 2012 Posted by Dermot O'Gorman
Top 5 conservation wishlist for 2012
The conservation challenge we currently face is nothing short of a crisis which will require the best minds, the boldest ideas and the strongest wills in order to succeed. 2011 had it all! With some big successes, but a fair … Continue reading
January 20, 2012 Posted by Dermot O'Gorman
In search of the Gungu
Last October Dermot O’Gorman (CEO, WWF Australia), Brent Wallace and Ivan Wheen came along for a Gungu (marine turtle) research trip off the coast of Bowen, otherwise known as a turtle rodeo. The purpose of the research is to help … Continue reading
January 17, 2012 Posted by Cliff Cobbo
Pulling rock wallabies from an extinction vortex
WWF-Australia’s Threatened Species Conservation Officer Ryan Collins was recently involved in Australia’s largest release of captive bred brush-tailed rock wallabies: They’re cute, bouncy, and they rock! No they’re not the latest boyband, they are brush-tailed rock wallabies. And they’re heading … Continue reading
May 01, 2009 Posted by WWF-Australia
Hunting for an aussie tiger!
Australia is fortunate to have a number of interesting animals and the tiger quoll, also known as the spotted-tailed quoll, is certainly one of them. The size of a cat, with sharp teeth and a spotty tail, these carnivores roam … Continue reading
April 21, 2009 Posted by WWF-Australia
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