Nature Photographer of the Year Winners: 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year …Reef for potential prey. Drawn in by the smell of decomposing fish from a recent coral spawning event that didn’t go to plan, the sharks were left to clean up….
Travel Leave only footprints …and car Mantra Southport Sharks on Queensland’s Gold Coast last year became the first Australian hotel to offer use of a Tesla as one of its amenities, organised through local…
Australian Geographic Adventure Paddling with petroglyphs: Kayaking in Murujuga National Park, WA …a slow ‘mangrove meander’. The tangle of aerial roots provides sheltered habitat for turtles, rays and baby reef sharks, and we point them out to each other as they rocket…
Tim the Yowie Man A tale of mistaken identity and whalebone picnics …Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate reported, “The headless carcass of a 50ft whale drifting along the coast near Grafton has attracted hundreds of sharks. It is believed that an RAAF…
Travel Natural-born killers …of pelagic species including sea birds, cetaceans, sharks, squid and fishes. This provides a dense and predictable occurrence of prey for our apex predators, the orcas, which seasonally aggregate in…
Science & Environment Estuary stingrays shift ‘insane amount’ of sand …Related: Stingrays: the misunderstood creatures of the sea “We hardly know anything about any estuarine elasmobranch [sharks and rays]. Unless they’re one of the big, charismatic species, very little research…
News Kimberley corals could hold the key to saving our reefs …pristine intertidal reefs, teeming with life including dugongs, sharks, stingrays and seabirds. While surveying the Kimberley reefs at low tide, turtles are often found resting in between the corals and…
Destinations K'gari paradise: five ecosystems, one island …fishing fanatics from July to November who camp along the beach to catch fish spawning in the surf. But don’t swim in the ocean, the currents are strong, sharks are…
History & Culture Rottnest Island: More than quokkas …Recently, she worked with a team to install 160 underwater cameras. When Kaija watched the first round of footage, she was astonished. She saw large numbers of tiger sharks, stingrays,…
News Liked to death: how social media plays a part in wildlife destruction …baiting is done routinely, it changes animal behaviour. Baiting by tourist operators who offering swimming with sharks has led to reduced gene flow, changed shark metabolism and increased aggression. Drone…