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The voice of nature in Australian water governance

Invitation to participate in research
Participants are sought for a research project exploring a topic vital to biological diversity, healthy rivers and landscapes, and the governance of water in Australia. All that participants are asked to do is complete a questionnaire and return it either as a Word doc via return email, or via snail-mail by 14 June 2010. Responses can be treated as confidential if preferred. To obtain a questionnaire, email: Ms Rosemary Cousin integra@ozonline.com.au

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Time to press the pause button on oil and gas

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there are almost 4,000 offshore oil & gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon is not the first oil spill in the Gulf and it is not the largest. That honour belongs to...© Michael Sutton / WWF-CanonAnother drilling platform sinks in the Americas, the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster continues to threaten communities and wildlife, and Australia is waiting on the results of an investigation into its own massive oil spill.

Some might question the timing of the Resources Minister Martin Ferguson’s announcement on Monday of 31 new exploration leases in sensitive areas earmarked for greater protection. Continued…

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Conservation news

* Reef Water Quality
* Good weed win
* The Importance of Wetlands
* Wetlands WA style
* WWF at Woodford music festival
* Wheatbelt wonderworks you may not be aware of
* Fishing News
* Coral Triangle & Coral Seas update
* WWF vs ACDC

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Friendly Panda competes in mascot race, is friendly

A friendly panda is a fine thing.

Panda at Mascot race

This was confirmed on a recent Sunday when the WWF Panda got out amongst the people. For all the important conservation work WWF is doing behind the scenes in southwest Australia, sometimes it’s just as important to get out into the community. And so on this Sunday Panda, with a trusty pair of panda handlers, attended the City of Mandurah’s Crabfest to compete in the festival’s annual mascot race.
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Another language, another land, another Australia

Within WWF-Australia, Tanya Vernes lives in the most remote region of us all. Up in the Kimberley it is almost like another world, with its own customs, lifestyle and even - as she explains - its own language.

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Peel Harvey wetlands reveal treasure trove of wildlife

On Sunday, February 7, Brett Brenchley took part in a shorebird count  in the Peel Harvey Estuary. The environmental value of the estuary was emphasised when the counts revealed internationally significant populations of some species.

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