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A variety of fish swimming= Osprey Reef= Coral Sea

The federal government is pushing ahead with “the largest protected area downgrading in the world”

The final boundaries released by the Federal Government for changes to marine parks confirm they will be the largest downgrading of protected area the world...

21 March 2018

Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) with a 'whale cam' or a CATS suction cup video tag, Antarctic Peninsula.

Whale cam attached to minke in a world-first

For the first time ever, scientists in Antarctica have attached a camera to a minke – one of the most poorly understood of all the whale species.

16 February 2018

Clown fish swimming in the Great Barrier Reef= Queensland= Australia

WWF: Reef funding not enough to meet promise to the World Heritage Committee

WWF-Australia says the Federal Government’s announcement today of $60 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef is positive but nowhere near enough to meet...

22 January 2018

Snubfin dolphin swimming in North Queensland waters

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

A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in the Great Barrier Reef= Queensland

New dams risk increased pollution to the Reef

WWF-Australia today said there was a risk of increased pollution to the Great Barrier Reef attached to the LNP’s promise to build new dams in Queensland.

3 November 2017

Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) with chicks at their nesting site in Antarctica

Missed opportunity to protect Antarctic wildlife on the brink

In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has failed to implement...

29 October 2017

Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)= Antarctica

Breeding failure of nearly 20,000 Adélie penguins

Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks starved to death at the start of 2017 due to unusually extensive sea ice

13 October 2017

Southern bluefin tuna circling in holding pen

LNP net free zone commitment welcomed

WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) welcome the announcement that, if elected, an LNP government would retain Queensland’s net...

4 October 2017

WWF analysis shows Australia proposes “the largest protected area downgrading in the world”

An investigation by WWF-Australia shows the Federal Government’s proposed changes to marine parks would be the largest downgrading of protected area the world...

8 September 2017

Bleached coral on Lizard Island, Queensland.

Reef water quality plan ignores scientist and World Heritage Committee

WWF-Australia said the draft Reef Water Quality Improvement Plan, released today by the Queensland and Australian governments, is far too vague and ignores...

30 August 2017

80% of Australia’s federal marine parks to be open to fishing

Draft plans released today dramatically reduce protection for Australia's oceans by allowing fishing in 80% of the total area of Australia’s federal marine...

21 July 2017

Red coral on Eddy Reef= Mission Beach = 2013

Independent experts reveal truth about Reef Plan progress

The 2016 mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has set back – by at least two decades – efforts to improve the condition of our national icon. That’s...

25 February 2017