Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is facing many threats, including climate change, pollution, and overfishing. These threats are putting many species at risk, including the dugong (or "sea ...

Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear ...

Dugongs and sea turtles swim in the waters around the island. Part of the outer Great Barrier Reef, Wheeler Reef lies some 40 nautical miles off the coast of Townsville. Wheeler Reef is off the beaten ...

The Great Barrier Reef is rare in that most of its threats come in the form ... Firstly it digs up seagrass meadows, removing valuable grazing areas for dugongs and turtles; secondly it can stir up a ...

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the ... It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is home to a tremendous array of endangered ... the reef was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Area in 1981. Several reef species, including dugongs and loggerhead ...