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Dear Aussie Government, Please Save The Clownfish
When is the Great Barrier Reef not so great?
When the Australian government decides to make carbon emission reduction targets that aren't low enough, at least according to a bunch of environmental campaigners.
Global warming is threatening Aussie tourism icons like the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park, which is why the year-old Aussie government promised major moves on climate change. Activist group GetUp is pretty disappointed at the lack of progress; they say emissions targets need to be more drastic to ensure tourists will still have somewhere to visit in the next few decades.
Related Stories:
· Great Barrier Reef Doomed [Northern Territory News]
· Can Britain's Coral Farmers Save the Maldives? [Jaunted]
· Barrier Reef coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of clownfish at the Barrier Reef: Leonard Low]
Tags: When Animals Attack / Animals / Beaches / Kakadu National Park / National-Parks-World-Map / → All Tags
World's Best National Parks: Crocs Interrupt Tourist Plans in Oz
The best laid plans can be disrupted by all kinds of natural disasters: or in the case of northern Australia, just a few saltwater crocodiles who feel like hanging out where the tourists are. Right now there are a couple of danger spots where the grinning salties seem to be hanging round for a tasty snack.
In the tourist mecca of Broome in the northern part of Western Australia, one croc is in danger himself, with authorities planning to kill it after observing its movements for a few days, hanging around a popular tourist beach. Better the croc than a person, they reckon. A bit further east in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, the Twin Falls have been closed to tourists since not one, but two smiling crocs are enjoying the scenic plunge pool there. Authorities are trying to trap them for relocation. So watch where you swim.
Related Stories:
· World's Best National Parks Map [Jaunted]
· Twin Crocodiles Keep Falls Closed [news.com.au]
· Aussie Crocodile Hotel [HotelChatter]
· Kakadu National Park [Official Site]
[Photo: pandiyan]
