Coral spawning at Lizard Island reduced following record bleaching
Coral spawning at Lizard Island this year has been reduced by coral bleaching.
21 November 2016
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WWF-Australia welcomes new water laws in Queensland
WWF-Australia today welcomed the reinstatement of laws to stop exclusive access rights to water for mines and dams in Queensland.
10 November 2016
Breakthrough on protection for Antarctic wildlife
WWF says a historic agreement achieved at CCAMLR is a conservation breakthrough in one of the world’s last great wilderness areas and a major step forward...
28 October 2016
Great Barrier Reef scores a ‘D’ on report card for the 5th year in a row
The Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2015 was published today
20 October 2016
Melanesia’s Ocean Worth Half a Trillion USD but Under Pressure
A major new report has revealed that the ocean is a much larger part of Melanesia’s economy and future prosperity than previously understood.
18 October 2016
Fears for baby dolphin with marine debris wrapped around its body
Fears are held for a humpback dolphin calf seen swimming off Cairns with marine debris wrapped around its body.
18 October 2016
WWF scorecard on protecting Antarctica shows 'there’s a long way to go'
A WWF scorecard shows the world needs to make significant progress on six out of eight actions to conserve Antarctica based on a new science report launched...
13 October 2016
Drone pictures reveal the toll of raising young calves on whale mothers
New drone pictures reveal that a southern right whale mother named Scooter dramatically shrank in width – by 43 centimetres in just two months – as she...
12 October 2016
WWF-Australia criticises Qld Government decision to ‘fast-track’ Adani mine
WWF-Australia has condemned the Queensland Government’s decision to declare Adani’s combined coal mine and rail project to be "critical infrastructure" in...
10 October 2016
The $8.2 billion elephant in the room
A progress report on the Reef 2050 Plan fails to mention the estimate by independent experts that reducing water pollution to the Reef will cost $8.2 billion.
28 September 2016
Countdown to UNESCO report as newly discovered 1950s photo reveals coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef
New images show one example what’s been lost in just six decades
1 September 2016
Experts hold crisis meeting on Hawksbill turtle decline in northern Australia
Leading scientists agree we are at a crisis point
25 August 2016