Dugongs are dying in Gladstone Harbour according to reports we’re receiving from a number of sources. Animals are being hauled out of the water, dead or dying and the authorities are busy covering up the huge mortality which is directly connected to the dredging. The dredging is impacting Rodds Bay Harbour, a dugong sanctuary. What...
DUGONGS IN TROUBLE GLADSTONE AND TOWNSVILLE
Lady of the Sea’ under threat First published 4 September 2012 No dugong calves were seen in the southern Great Barrier Reef in a survey last year, and numbers are the lowest since the mid 1980s, indicating a dramatic decline in the endangered mammal’s population in the region. The results show a reduction in fertility...
DUGONG COLLAPSE IN GREAT BARRIER REEF
Dugongs in Barrier Reef in decline * From: AAP * September 04, 2012 12:47PM A survey of dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef shows a significant decline, a marine biologist says. Source: AAP A SURVEY of dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef shows a significant decline, a leading marine biologist says. “In the southern Great...
KOALA CRUNCH TIME
Echonetdaily BYRON BAY. August 21st, 2012 Crunch time for koalas Sue Arnold, Australians for Animals Inc The ABC 4 Corners documentary was, as usual, lightweight and poorly researched. In fact the situation facing koala survival is much worse than reported. It’s astonishing that the Four Corners team should rely on so-called experts who have been...
KOALA DOCUMENTARY MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH
Hi, It was really very frustrating to watch the Four Corners documentary last night. Frustrating because only the so-called experts were interviewed and their expertise deserved much closer questioning. For starters, there was no explanation at all about the role that koalas play in the forest ecosystem or the importance of koalas being left in...
Koala Report
Following on the excellent documentary on Four Corners, many Australians and people from overseas will be asking what they can do to ensure the long term survival of Koalas. In 1994, Australians for Animals (AFA) presented an historic scientific submission to the US government supporting the listing of the Koala as a Threatened Species under...
BIRDS – SO MUCH FUN
Our backyard verandah is now the local cafe and breakfast bar to six Butcher Birds and now one Spangled Drongo ! Wow, what an amazing bird. It’s completely beautiful, being a combination of shiny dark blue and black feathers with red eyes. Drongo flies like an angel and is so clever. Sitting on a flax...
KOALA DOCUMENTARY- FOUR CORNERS ABC TV
Hi Everyone !@ In 1994, Australians for Animals Inc. submitted an extensive scientific petition to the US government to have the Koala listed under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). At that time, this was the most effective way of protecting an iconic species such as the Koala. Our team of scientists, lawyers...
BOWHEAD WHALE SONG
Listen and enjoy http://www.washington.edu/news/files/2012/07/feb09songs_47USE.mp3 Kate Stafford, Sue Moore and colleagues recently discovered that the Arctic Bowhead whales between Greenland and Norway have a complex repertoire of songs they sing throughout the winter. Their underwater world remains such a mystery to humanity and yet we continue to destroy the whales’ environment. Underwater noise causes so much...
TURTLE DEATHS MAJOR WORRY IN QUEENSLAND
A mass stranding event at Upstart Bay resulting in about 80 adult greens coming ashore dead and dying. All the turtles were healthy prior to beaching with good fat levels so clearly not starving. Pathology and histology shows nothing. Combined with ongoing turtle deaths in and around Gladstone, the trend is a major concern. Dead...