New pictures show why commercial gill nets and dugongs don't mix
New pictures show why commercial gill nets and dugongs don't mix. The images show a stranded female dugong after being cut free from a commercial gill net.
19 April 2018
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WWF bid to buy fishing licence, save dugongs, & kick-start ‘Net-Free North’
In a bold conservation approach, WWF-Australia wants people to chip in to buy and “retire” a commercial fishing licence in the northern Great Barrier Reef.
11 April 2018
Snubfin dolphin and dugong deaths must lead to 85,000 sq km net free north Queensland
Following the deaths of Australian snubfin dolphins and dugongs, WWF-Australia is calling on the next Queensland government to establish an 85,000 sq km net...
18 November 2017
Four dugongs found dead in one week
WWF-Australia said with dugongs listed ‘vulnerable to extinction’ in Queensland, four deaths in one week highlighted the need for the State Government to...
29 July 2016
WWF aims to buy second commercial shark fishing licence
WWF-Australia’s unique conservation approach has captured the imagination of people around the world.
19 July 2016
Legal overhaul well overdue for Australia’s environment
Stronger federal laws are urgently needed to protect Australia’s threatened species and special places like the Great Barrier Reef
14 June 2016
Both major parties need to step up to prevent extinctions
WWF-Australia has welcomed today’s announcement from Environment Minister Greg Hunt of $5 million to protect a number of threatened animal and plant species in...
5 June 2016
Environmental disaster unfolding on the Reef
One-third of corals in the 1000km stretch of the Reef north of Cairns are now dead or dying.
30 May 2016
Australia must follow Paris Agreement with greater action at home
The only way we can prevent ongoing repeats of the heart-breaking devastation of our Great Barrier Reef is if Australia shows leadership on climate change
21 April 2016
National tragedy: 93% of Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching
BREAKING NEWS: New information released today by Australia's National Coral Bleaching Taskforce
20 April 2016
Worst coral bleaching on Lizard Island since 2002 a cause for concern
Reports that Lizard Island in far north Queensland is experiencing the worst coral bleaching since 2002 is a major concern for the Great Barrier Reef.
1 March 2016
2015 was Australia’s fifth hottest year on record, while coral bleaching looms for Great Barrier Reef
As Australia braces for a potentially devastating coral bleaching event in coming months on the Great Barrier Reef
6 January 2016