Author: Sue Arnold
DUGONGS HABITAT DESTROYED BY COAL
Australia’s Minister for the Environment ( more appropriately known as the Minister against the Environment) has made known his latest insanity which will see dugong habitat destroyed by an Indian coal company in partnership with Australia’s richest woman, Gina Hancock. For every hectacre of seagrass destroyed by the port infrastructure at Abbot Point where a...
WHALES AND SEISMIC STRESS
Features Seismic stress for whales by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian October 01, 2012 12:00AM Whale campaigner Sue Arnold, at Byron Bay, northern NSW, says the noise from oil exploration might prevent whales from breeding and foraging for food. Picture: Vanessa Hunter Source: The Australian WHEN shipping was stopped in Canada’s Bay of...
DUGONG CRUELTY WHITEWASHED BY QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT
Turtle, dugong cruelty probe ‘biggest waste’ of money By Lauren Day Related Story: New laws target traditional hunting cruelty Related Story: Queensland to outlaw dugong-hunt cruelty Related Story: Inquiry launched after turtles butchered alive Related Story: Dugongs cruelly slaughtered in illegal meat trade Map: Cairns 4870 An animal activist says an investigation into alleged cruelty...
HUMPBACK WHALE FLYING !
Young humpback has whale of a time Kristy Martin | 25th September 2012 6:22 A Tags: fraser coast, humpback whales A young whale stunned Pacific Whale Foundation passengers by becoming airborne off Fraser Island. Pacific Whale Foundation A PLAYFUL young whale has delighted spectators by performing aerial stunts off Fraser Island. The calf was captured...
DUGONGS IN REAL TROUBLE
Dugongs are dying in Gladstone Harbour according to reports we’re receiving from a number of sources. Animals are being hauled out of the water, dead or dying and the authorities are busy covering up the huge mortality which is directly connected to the dredging. The dredging is impacting Rodds Bay Harbour, a dugong sanctuary. What...
DUGONGS IN TROUBLE GLADSTONE AND TOWNSVILLE
Lady of the Sea’ under threat First published 4 September 2012 No dugong calves were seen in the southern Great Barrier Reef in a survey last year, and numbers are the lowest since the mid 1980s, indicating a dramatic decline in the endangered mammal’s population in the region. The results show a reduction in fertility...
DUGONG COLLAPSE IN GREAT BARRIER REEF
Dugongs in Barrier Reef in decline * From: AAP * September 04, 2012 12:47PM A survey of dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef shows a significant decline, a marine biologist says. Source: AAP A SURVEY of dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef shows a significant decline, a leading marine biologist says. “In the southern Great...
KOALA CRUNCH TIME
Echonetdaily BYRON BAY. August 21st, 2012 Crunch time for koalas Sue Arnold, Australians for Animals Inc The ABC 4 Corners documentary was, as usual, lightweight and poorly researched. In fact the situation facing koala survival is much worse than reported. It’s astonishing that the Four Corners team should rely on so-called experts who have been...
KOALA DOCUMENTARY MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH
Hi, It was really very frustrating to watch the Four Corners documentary last night. Frustrating because only the so-called experts were interviewed and their expertise deserved much closer questioning. For starters, there was no explanation at all about the role that koalas play in the forest ecosystem or the importance of koalas being left in...