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Check out Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park amazing NAIDOC Week celebrations. #SeeUluru #Uluru #NAIDOC2018 #NAIDOCweek #ParksAustralia

Have a look at the wonderful work that the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies along with Geoscience Australia (with the support of Parks Australia) are doing mapping the seabed of Beagle Marine Park. Beagle is one of 58 Australian Marine Parks managed by Parks Australia. Find out more at www.parksaustralia.gov.au/beagle

Ever heard of a Ghost Net?
They can be the size of a football field, weigh several tonnes and pose a risk to marine life, safe navigation and coral reefs. Ghost nets are lost, abandoned or discarded fishing nets that drift thousands of kilometres through our oceans ensnaring marine life and damaging ecosystems.
During a joint operation the Australia Fisheries Management Authority and Parks Australia just retrieved a 2.1 tonne gillnet from the Gulf of Carpentaria near Weipa, Q...ueensland. The net, which weighed more than a four-door family car, and was over 100 metres long is believed to have come from a foreign fishing vessel. In it were several dead marine species including sand crabs and a whaler shark.
It’s not the first time a huge ghost net drifted into Australian waters and threatened our most sensitive marine habitats.
Check out these photos from Australian Fisheries Management Authority of other ghost nets.
#parksaustralia #ouroceans #ghostnets
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Don't miss this special edition of Better Homes and Gardens Australia, 7pm Friday on the Seven network. #betterhomesandgardens #tasteofkakadu #seeaustralia

It’s World Oceans Day and we’re diving into one of the world’s largest marine parks, the Coral Sea Marine Park, where scientists from James Cook University and Parks Australia have just completed the first stage of a three-year research program to gain a better understanding of the park’s coral reef ecosystems. This important research into the oceanic environment and changing environmental conditions will assist Parks Australia in managing the marine park based on best available science in this International Year of the Reef and beyond. Find out more about the Coral Sea Marine Park at parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/coral- sea/. JCU: James Cook University, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies - Coral CoE

Celebrating #WorldEnvironmentDay Bush Blitz have announced Jumping Fortini as the name for the new Bush Blitz jumping spider. The name was nominated by three Perth College students in honour of microbiologist and educator Dr Ellen Fortini from Perth College. In a battle between Ginger Meggs and Jumping Fortini – Jumping Fortini won with an outstanding 88% of votes. This was largely due to the amazing effort from students, staff and friends of Perth College and is a wonderful testament to Dr Fortinis’ passion for teaching science – that’s definitely an A+

Director of National Parks, Dr Judy West is joining Zoos Victoria’s quest to replace balloons with bubbles at outdoor events. Balloons are one of the most harmful pollutants threatening marine wildlife. Flesh-footed and short-tailed shearwaters are the seabirds most affected by balloons because they eat a wide variety of foods. On Lord Howe Island an average 90% of seabirds surveyed have eaten plastic debris. Dr West is nominating national park managers Rob Muller, Mel Wilson, Sebastian Lang and Michelle Callaway, and Australian Marine Parks’ director Jason Mundy to join the campaign Australian National Botanic Gardens Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden Booderee National Park Australian National Botanic Gardens #bubblesnotballoons #worldenvironmentday

Fervor's pop-up dinner at Anbangbang Billabong was everything we dreamed it would be - and more!

What name will you choose for Australia’s newest species of jumping spider? “Jumping Fortini” in honour of Western Australian teacher and microbiologist Dr Fortini or the carrot top comic book character “Ginger Meggs”? To vote go to Bush Blitz on Instagram before midnight on 1 June and place your vote in the comments section of the spider voting post. Or vote by sending a message to Bush Blitz via www.bushblitz.org.au/contact-us/

Great to see Swell Lodge arrive on Christmas Island as Google #StreetView and Google Earth showcase this wildlife wonder.

Huge thanks from Parks Australia and Christmas Island National Park teams to the awesome people at Christmas Island Tourism, Indian Ocean Experiences, Google Earth and Google #StreetView for your help in delivering an amazing virtual tour of Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands Visitor Centre https://www.blog.google/…/shellebrating -christmas-islands-e…

Is exploring Christmas Island and experiencing the red crab migration on your bucket list? Well great news - we have teamed up with Google to get you one step closer. Google #StreetView and Google Earth are today launching a magnificent virtual journey showcasing the wildlife and beauty of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. You can do a virtual walk through the red crab migration and see some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The kingdom of the crabs ...and a wildlife wonder the island boasts 20 species of land crabs including the largest terrestrial crab in the world – the robber crab – and about 45 million red crabs, along with reptiles and birds found nowhere else in the world. It truly is the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean and now you can see why by taking a virtual tour.
To view visit: https://www.blog.google/…/shellebrating -christmas-islands-e…
#christmasisland #streetview @CITourism #christmasislandtourism
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That feeling when an animal puts its trust in you for help 😱😇

It's World Heritage Day! Did you know Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is one of only four places in Australia that's dual World Heritage-listed? The park is recognised for its outstanding natural and cultural features. The park's traditional owners, Anangu, have lived here for thousands of years | Image by Tourism NT

Poor efforts by conservation management . Should not have halved the marine protected areas for exploitation by fisheries

Poor efforts by conservation management . Should not have halved the marine protected areas for exploitation by fisheries

Poor efforts by conservation management . Should not have halved the marine protected areas for exploitation by fisheries

Poor efforts by conservation management . Should not have halved the marine protected areas for exploitation by fisheries

Poor efforts by conservation management . Should not have halved the marine protected areas for exploitation by fisheries