Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Long-term decline in dugong populations confirmed along Great Barrier Reef
Sep 27, 2023
Aerial surveys conducted in 2022 confirm that this declining trend has persisted for almost two decades, despite Australia’s status as the host of the world’s largest population of these vulnerable marine mammals. Released this week, the 2022 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Moreton Bay report is part of a series of aerial surveys conducted every five…
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Scientists attend foraging school with ‘sea lion cam’
Jul 14, 2023
The cameras were attached to the backs of two sea lions at at Olive Island near Streaky Bay (off South-Australia’s Eyre Peninsula) and four sea lions at Seal Bay (Kangaroo Island). Each camera deployment recorded 12 hours of footage, showing beautiful and captivating imagery of the sea lions’ journeys, diving and foraging for food. Further…