Posts tagged: Coral Triangle & South West Pacific

Winner tells of trip to the Coral Sea

Earlier last year WWF and Discovery ran a competition during Shark Week. The lucky winner was Liz who won a once in a lifetime trip to the Coral Sea. Liz kindly tells us about her trip. When I told my … Continue reading

January 08, 2010
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End the legalised killing of flying foxes

Take action to stop the shooting of grey-headed flying-foxes – WWF supports the campaign to end the issuing of licences by the NSW Government to shoot this threatened species for crop protection. Many are breeding females who are often wounded … Continue reading

June 24, 2009
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Coral Sea one step closer to protection

Today a new conservation zone of nearly 1,000,000 square kilometers has been created to protect the Coral Sea. “The Coral Sea is one of the world’s healthiest marine wilderness areas, where it is still possible to see healthy populations of … Continue reading

May 19, 2009
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A Tern for the Better? Rare Bird Found Breeding in the Coral Sea.

An expedition to the crystal clear waters of the Coral Sea in 2006 found a new breeding bird for Australia. The New Caledonian Fairy Tern is a little known and threatened bird which breeds on remote Pacific islands. In Australia, … Continue reading

April 21, 2009
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Eye to Eye Encounter – 8

Day 6 – Mangroves and Mad Weather It’s the final day and we hit 30+ knot winds – as we depart the sheltered waters of Lizard Island the boat starts rocking violently; bags, papers, and camera start to move from … Continue reading

August 31, 2008
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Eye to Eye Encounter – 7

Day 5 – Happy hammerheads and smelly sea snakes Hoorah for another day out at sea! We are back at the infamous Light House bommie, however, once again we lack some whale action. We are certainly compensated with surprise sighting … Continue reading

August 30, 2008
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