An expedition to the crystal clear waters of the Coral Sea in 2006 found a new breeding bird for Australia (see http://www.ecology-solutions.com.au/trip_reports.html). The New Caledonian Fairy Tern is a little known and threatened bird which breeds on remote Pacific islands. In Australia, we usually associate Fairy Terns with a different form which nests on southern coast beaches.
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Archive for October, 2008
Oct
30
A Tern for the Better? Rare Bird Found Breeding in the Coral Sea.
Simon Mustoe, Director Applied Ecology Solutions.
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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 the forests of eastern Australia – but they are not as common as they once were. They are the largest marsupial carnivore living on the mainland but are now endangered due to habitat loss and introduced predators such as foxes.
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Oct
09
Remember the heady days of BMX bandits? Many people are looking cool again with new BMX bikes, but did you consider how cool a bike could be for your health, bank balance AND well being?
Oct
09
Eye to Eye Encounter Pt. 5
The Dwarf Minke Whale Experience
Day 3 - Ancient Green Mariners and Missing Minkes
Given that we had such an amazing encounter with the Minke whales, we anchored at night in the shelter of Challenger bay. Challenger Bay is located at the southern tip of Ribbon Reef #10. The site is composed of a back reef slope with an outstanding diversity of corals and a sandy slope with patches of corals, which drops to approximately 35m. This bay is well renowned dive site given its stunning coral gardens and abundant fish life.
At 7.30am, John Rumney took us out on The White Knight a small little rib used predominately for shark research, for a morning snorkel. As we immersed ourselves in the water we were unexpectedly greeted by a school of thirty Bumphead parrot fish. It is the largest of the parrot fish family and can grow up to 1.3 metres in length and can live up to 40 years.
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WWF now has a screensaver that demonstrates a powerful message that we can all help stop global warming and the effects can be seen in some of the most beautiful places in the world.
Be sure to download the screensaver here - wwf.org.au/act/takeaction/screensaver.
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