Marine Reserves now
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We now know that human activity can have serious impacts on the vital forces governing our planet.
We have fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning to understand the consequences of that. As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the impacts we are having on the oceans: we are damaging them on a scale that is unimaginable to most people. Ecosystems are collapsing as marine species are driven towards extinction and ocean habitats are destroyed. Degraded and stripped of their diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their inherent resilience. We need to defend our oceans because without them, life on Earth cannot exist. Please sign the petition and support our global efforts in changing the tides of mankind
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Grey nurse sharks in severe danger of extinction
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A new survey of grey nurse sharks shows the species is in severe danger of becoming extinct.
The study, commissioned by the Federal Government, found just over 1,000 of the sharks along the east coast of Australia. That figure is significantly lower than the 5,000 needed to sustain the population. Accidental hooking is one of the main threats to the survival of the species. Nicky Hammond, the marine program manager for the National Parks Association of New South Wales, says the State Government must act now to protect key habitat sites. "Here we've got a critically endangered species, we know what the key threat to their survival is, we know where they spend the majority of their time," she said. "Time and time again they continue to ignore putting in place the proper protection of marine sanctuaries in these areas and provide tokenistic protection instead. "We're calling on the NSW Government, we're saying enough is enough, that we need to now get these sanctuaries in place before the shark goes extinct." |
