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Aerial view of Hardy Reef, home to the Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef

These images were taken on 20 June 2017 by a drone to assess if the Heart Reef has been bleached.

World wildlife populations fall 68%, Australia contributes to decline

WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 reveals global wildlife populations fell by 68%, on average, between 1970 and 2016, while some Australian populations plummeted...

10 September 2020

Shark species caught in a gillnet off the coast of Queensland 2019 (1000px)

Gill net carnage on the Reef must stop

Disturbing imagery reveal dead sharks stacked up to waist height on the deck at a time when there is worldwide concern about declining shark numbers.

4 May 2019

A large= great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran)= about 4m in length= cruising

PEOPLE POWER: WWF supporters stop two massive nets from shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef

This has the potential to save 20,000 sharks a year

11 August 2016