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ABC News
A complaint lodged by the Japanese authorities has initiated a raid on Steve Irwin by the Australian Federal Police who boarded the anti-whaling ship last Friday, confiscating a log book and footage by Animal Planet showing hundreds of hours of whales being killed. “Australians will be outraged by the appearance that the Australian police are doing the bidding of the Japanese whaling authorities,” says Greens Leader Bob Brown, who has written to the Rudd Government expressing his disapproval and the need for justification over the exploit. The captain of Steve Irwin says should the raid lead to charges against his crew and himself, he would willingly go to court.
posted by cecie on February 22, 2009 at 4:09 pm · filed under 
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Concerns about pest animals have been raised regarding the sighting of a foreign turtle in Hyde Park in Perth. The discovery is evidently a recurring one, for this red-ear slider turtle is the third to be found in last two years and, like the cane toad, is a hazard to Australian wildlife. Transportation of these turtles, originally from America, into Australia is prohibited.
posted by cecie on January 11, 2009 at 9:32 pm · filed under
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Although already reaching 149 litres per day per person, 6 litres below the Victorian Government’s target of 155 litres, Melburnians are encouraged to lower this figure even further as the weather heats up early next week, generally indicating an increase in water usage. Further recommendations to help reduce water consumption by Tony Kelly from the T144 campaign include four minute showers, installing water efficient showerheads and resort to using washing and dishwashing machines only when there is maximum load.
posted by cecie on January 3, 2009 at 2:59 pm · filed under 
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A Japanese whaling ship named Yushin Maru has been detected hunting in Australian waters near Antarctica by the crew of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship Steve Irwin. Due to harsh weather conditions, no action apart from close tracking and surveillance has been taken against the vessel. However, Captain Paul Watson has requested that the Federal Government enforce the rules of Australian Federal Court and order the fleet to refrain from hunting in Australian waters.
posted by cecie on December 20, 2008 at 11:11 pm · filed under
Sydney Morning Herald
A caterpillar epidemic has struck southern Queensland town Yandaran, their numbers in the millions after 18 months of multiplying, causing health problems amongst residents and animals. According to Chris Burwell, a senior entomologist from Queensland Museum, it is the wet season that initiates the sudden increase of insect populations after long, dry spells. “The caterpillar can recover their population quicker than their predators, but as soon as their predators catch up it will all balance out,” he says.
posted by cecie on December 13, 2008 at 12:26 am · filed under
ABC News
The Queensland government has revealed it will allocate $12m to counteract the rapidly declining koala numbers in south-east Queensland. The funding will be divided between mapping koala habitats and the design of koala sensitive roads, which are part of short, medium, and long-term goals to deal with koala habitat loss. Andrew McNamara, Sustainability Minister warns that it is imperative to take action to address the issue, otherwise the koalas could be extinct in as little as two decades.
posted by cecie on December 6, 2008 at 10:47 pm · filed under
ABC News
Only 11 out of a pod of 65 long finned pilot whales have survived being beached on Tasmania’s north-west coast near Stanley. Trucks conveyed twelve surviving whales 17 kilometres to Godfreys beach to deeper water, however one whale died as it was being released. The whales have been implanted with satellite tracking devices so their progression can be monitored. According to Parks and Wildlife Services manager Chris Arthur, strandings in that particular area are not infrequent, on the contrary have been occurring for hundreds of years.
posted by cecie on November 23, 2008 at 5:25 pm · filed under
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