Stop the Slaughter of Dugongs – Write a Letter Australians, in general, are fed up with our political parties, our political leaders, the scientific community and the media. The apathy with which the ongoing destruction of Australia’s environmental heritage is greeted by those in power is tragic, stupid, arrogant and irresponsible. Unless the politicians are...
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SBS World News – Trawler damages Great Barrier Reef
SBS World News – Trawler damages Great Barrier Reef 6 Jun 2013, 4:26 pm – Source: AAP A fishing trawler has run aground on the Great Barrier Reef off central Queensland, spilling some oil and damaging the coral. A commercial fishing trawler has damaged the Great Barrier Reef and spilled diesel fuel after running aground...
INDIGENOUS SLAUGHTER OF ENDANGERED SPECIES HAS TO END
Australians for Animals firmly believes Native Title cannot be allowed to trump the protection of our wildlife. The laws which protect our unique and rapidly disappearing wildlife must cover every Australian, indigenous and white alike. Endangered means endangered. There must be no slaughter. In Australia, the killing of endangered dugongs, turtles and other species under...
Speakers warn about the threat of ‘radical green’ groups – Gladstone Observer
Owen Jacques | 30th May 2013 4:00 PM IF EVER there was a flashing neon sign demanding the attention of anti-gas activists Lock the Gate, it was the APPEA energy conference held in Brisbane this week. But the recognisable yellow triangle of the group was nowhere to be seen. More than 3000 delegates from the...
Dugong Kill Count
Dugongs Dugong cows are devoted to their young. They stay together for the long period of calf dependency, babies usually straying no more than 1-3 body lengths from their mother. They communicate with vocalisations. Seagrass is the primary prey of dugongs. Shipping traffic, noise and human activities can disturb their feeding. Cyclone Yasi and...
ANNONYMOUS PROMISES RESPONSE TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT OVER MARINE ISSUES
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/351165 Anonymous promises response to Japanese gov’t over marine issues In a video published on YouTube today, hacktivist group Anonymous claims to have threatened to take the Japanese Government to task over whaling and other marine issues. Called one of the “100 most influential people” in the world by Time Magazine, the virtual community group...
TURTLE CATASTROPHE UNFOLDS OFF CAPE YORK
Calls to save world’s largest green sea turtle rookery Queensland’s Department of Environment is calling for urgent action to save the world’s largest green sea turtle rookery at Raine Island off the tip of Cape York. It says there’s been a dramatic decline in nesting success rates in recent years and is working with traditional...
JAPAN BACKS DOWN OVER SELLING WHALE MEAT AS DOG FOOD
Japanese firm stops selling endangered whale pet treats Michinoku Farm had been advertising jerky-like snacks for dogs made from North Atlantic fin whales at risk of extinction Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 May 2013 19.30 AEST Icelandic whalers cut up a fin whale on board a boat owned by Hvalur, which exports the...
REWARD OFFERED FOR WALLABY KILLER(S) BYRON BAY
Reward for wallaby killers’ arrest Published On: Wed, May 29th, 2013 Byron Shire / Local News | By Admin Dominic Feain Australians for Animals have offered a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the brutal decapitation of a wallaby at Byron Bay last weekend. And the Animal Law Network...
ICELAND TO KILL 184 ENDANGERED FIN WHALES FOR DOG MEAT
THE AUSTRALIAN 27th May, 2013 Iceland is to resume commercial whaling next month, killing up to 184 endangered Fin whales over the coming northern summer partly to supply a burgeoning Japanese market in LUXURY DOG SNACKS. Kristian Loftsson, the millionaire entrepreneur who owns two whaling vessels dating back to the 950s, said they would head...