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Want to explore the Great Barrier Reef and its nearly 6,000 species, but can’t afford a plane ticket to Australia? You can now take a tour of the fascinating underwater world in a most ...
64K endangered turtles found nesting near Great Barrier Reef Digital WritersThe Weather Network Published on Jun. 10, 2020, 4:10 PM Updated on Jun. 10, 2020, 4:11 PM ...
GoPro camera strapped to turtle’s back offers unique view of Great Barrier Reef By Elton Hobson Global News Posted July 1, 2015 3:34 pm 1 min read ...
Followed categories will be added to My News. Turtles might be getting more action than you this week, with thousands of them migrating to the Great Barrier Reef for mating season.
“We urgently need clarification from the Queensland Government on how many turtles are being found dead along the Great Barrier Reef coast”. Turtle hospitals in Townsville, Queensland are being ...
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef have sex only once a year - and only when there is a full moon. Here are 5 facts that will change your perspective on the largest living structure in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef is a special place. It’s a coral reef wonderland that’s home to more than 2,900 individual reefs and 9,000+ marine species. But there’s a special group that sits right ...
There's concerns for the wider health of the Great Barrier Reef with reports that turtle numbers are dropping. The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre is looking for new larger premises to cope ...
The Great Barrier Reef is home to six of the world’s seven species of marine turtles. The CTRC cares for any injured mammals such as through nylon wrapping to microplastic ingestion.
Green turtle nests in northern parts of the Great Barrier reef that average below 29.1 degrees Celsius produce mostly males, while nests above that threshold result in nearly all females.
A new study reveals increasing temperatures are turning green turtle populations almost completely female in the northern Great Barrier Reef. The Current Biology paper says the northern GBR population ...
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to swim along the Great Barrier Reef, look no further: your turtle guide is here. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently released vivid footage from the coast of ...