The water of Antarctica are possibly the world's most harsh yet beautiful environment. In the summer months as light reaches deeper into the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, phytoplankton and shrimp-like krill become phenomenally abundant, forming dense clouds. The foundation of the Antarctic food chain, these tiny crustaceans are feasted upon by squids, penguins, crabeater seals and baleen whales. In turn, the prey of many larger predators such as Antarctic toothfishes, leopard seals, sperm whales and killer whales depend on these small animals. Few places in the world, if any, support greater numbers of large animals.

Patagonian Toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides and Antarctic Toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni1 are found in sub-Antarctic and cool temperate waters of southern South America and the islands and submarine plateaus of the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has responsibility for the conservation and rational use of fisheries resources in the Southern Ocean and, together with coastal States in whose waters these species occur, manages the catch of these species.

WWF's biennial assessment of the state of the natural world.
It is nearly four decades since the Apollo 8 astronauts photographed the famous "Earth Rise", providing the first ever view of Planet Earth. In the two generations since, the world has moved from ecological credit to ecological deficit.

WWF-Australia's report on our conservation achievements and financial status for the year ending 30 June 2008.

Magazine for supporters of WWF-Australia

Magazine for supporters of WWF-Australia

Up to 2% of the entire swift parrot breeding population is killed every year as a result of collisions with windows, fences (especially chain-link fences) and vehicles. Although this figure seems low, it assumes a greater significance considering the small number of birds in existence, and the increasing human encroachment into key swift parrot habitat.