Features Seismic stress for whales by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian October 01, 2012 12:00AM Whale campaigner Sue Arnold, at Byron Bay, northern NSW, says the noise from oil exploration might prevent whales from breeding and foraging for food. Picture: Vanessa Hunter Source: The Australian WHEN shipping was stopped in Canada’s Bay of...
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DUGONG CRUELTY WHITEWASHED BY QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT
Turtle, dugong cruelty probe ‘biggest waste’ of money By Lauren Day Related Story: New laws target traditional hunting cruelty Related Story: Queensland to outlaw dugong-hunt cruelty Related Story: Inquiry launched after turtles butchered alive Related Story: Dugongs cruelly slaughtered in illegal meat trade Map: Cairns 4870 An animal activist says an investigation into alleged cruelty...
HUMPBACK WHALE FLYING !
Young humpback has whale of a time Kristy Martin | 25th September 2012 6:22 A Tags: fraser coast, humpback whales A young whale stunned Pacific Whale Foundation passengers by becoming airborne off Fraser Island. Pacific Whale Foundation A PLAYFUL young whale has delighted spectators by performing aerial stunts off Fraser Island. The calf was captured...
DUGONGS IN REAL TROUBLE
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...
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...
CAPE YORK WILD RIVERS PROTECTION TO BE DITCHED
POOR FELLA, MY COUNTRY. Campbell Newman’s LNP government intends to scrap the wild river preservation law in Cape York, instead giving priority to mining and development. This decision is an absolute tragedy for the Cape York environment, for the indigenous people who supported protection of country and for the environmental groups who fought so hard...
Ocean Sounds – Whale Song
This is fascinating. The Ocean Conservation Research website has published a library of ocean sounds. You can hear and view audiographs of Whale Song and even the sounds that whales themselves hear like the manmade, “Acoustic Harassment Device”. What the…!!!! http://ocr.org/sounds/
Australians for Animals is Gearing Up!
Dear Friends, Thanks for your continued interest, actions and support. As a result we’re gearing up even further! Our campaigns are becoming more directed and efficient, our website is being continually improved and like many passionate activist organisations, our Social Media reach is increasing dramatically. AFA aims to highlight those issues that are neglected by...
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Great Barrier Reef and the Queensland Elections
AFA has had long experience with the impact of noise in the marine environment. Given the projected number of ports along Queensland’s urban coastline together with a massive increase in coal ships, the acoustic trauma to marine creatures will be incredibly destructive. So destructive in fact that the fate of Humpback whales, dolphins, dugongs, turtles,...