Queensland government will invest more than  million to protect koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east

Queensland government will invest more than $24 million to protect koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east

As part of a vulnerable species funding package, the Queensland government will invest more than $24 million on protecting koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east. On Sunday, the nearly $40 million in financing was announced, coinciding with World Environment Day. Queensland’s environment minister, Meaghan Scanlon, said bilbies and green turtles were examples of […]

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A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators

A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators

According to police in Florida, a man died while searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf facility where alligators are warned of by signs. The unidentified man was searching for flying discs in the water, and “a gator got involved,” according to an email from the Largo Police Department on Tuesday. According […]

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Petition: Turtles Are Getting Mysteriously Sick in Central Florida, and Scientists Need Help

Petition: Turtles Are Getting Mysteriously Sick in Central Florida, and Scientists Need Help

Wildlife officials in Florida are extremely concerned about a virus that is threatening turtles across the state. There are reports of turtles with swollen or sunken eyes, red, irritated skin, and lethargy so intense that they don’t even flee from predators or humans. The disease, known as turtle fraservirus 1, or TFV1, or turtle bunyavirus, […]

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Migrating turtles don’t really know where they’re going, study shows

Migrating turtles don’t really know where they’re going, study shows

How migrating animals like sea turtles navigate hundreds to thousands of kilometres across the open ocean has intrigued biologists since Charles Darwin. But some sea turtles might not really know where they’re going, new research suggests. Analysis by an international team of scientists has mapped the movements of hawksbill turtles as they swam from their […]

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Please support our initiative to save Florida’s endangered turtles

Please support our initiative to save Florida’s endangered turtles

Stormwater from high-density hotels and condos will flow into the ocean outfall at Hightower, endangering the near-shore reef by increasing bacteria levels and causing erosion. Nesting is second only to Archie Carr Refuge because of this reef. HIGH DENSITY is incompatible with the preserve they vowed to safeguard! Heavy traffic and lights from 85-foot buildings […]

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