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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 friends I’d won a trip on a Coral Sea research expedition with Richard Fitzpatrick, they all said “lucky you”.
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Conservation news

  • Traveston Dam - dam good news
  • Grey-headed Albatross - from vulnerable to endangered
  • Coral Sea Win
  • MPA declared in Antarctica
  • Atlantic bluefin tuna
  • Take action on climate change - The email!
  • Establishing a Global Carbon Budget

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Western Australia needs you to fight foreign invaders

 

The red-eared slider turtle poses a risk to farmers and the Western Australian environment. Picture courtesy of Department of Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland.

The red-eared slider turtle poses a risk to farmers and the Western Australian environment. Picture courtesy of Department of Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland.

 

 The Department of Agriculture is calling on Western Australians to remain alert to pest species from overseas and even the eastern states of Australia. These invasive species could cause millions of dollars of damage to farmers and damage the rare and precious environment of WA.

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A hot time in the Kimberley

The Karajarri people perform a welcome to the land ceremony for the participants in the Indigenous Protected Areas Managers meeting.

The Karajarri people perform a welcome to the land ceremony for the participants in the Indigenous Protected Areas Managers meeting.

Tanya Vernes joined an annual Indigenous Protected Area Managers meeting. The managers came from right across north Australia to meet at the the Nygah Nygah outstation in Karajarri country which includes the red lands south of Broome. Over an incredible few days she got to see how the Indigenous Protected Areas worked,  experienced the hospitality of the the Karajarri and Bardi Jawi rangers and even saw Canberra diplomats dance the hokey pokey with the traditional owners of the land.

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Conservation news

  • Report - Boidiversity Survey of Montara Oil Leak
  • Climate Solutions 2 report
  • WWF-Australia Annual & Sustainability Report 2009
  • RED list - 2010 update released
  • Southern blue fin tuna alarmingly low levels
  • GBR Amendment Bill passed
  • Macquarie Island = Treasure Island
  • Degraded Borneo land to be restored for orangutans
  • A Guide to Conservation Finance
  • A world of Biodiversity

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ReEnergise: Climate Calling

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With debate starting soon in Canberra on the emissions trading scheme bill, our politicians need to hear the voices of the people demanding they do the right thing.

Will you join us to call for clean-energy jobs and a safe climate? Continued…

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