Fish aren’t the only animals to occupy the reef in ... 17 species of sea snake, seven species of frogs, and the occasional saltwater crocodile. What’s more, the Great Barrier Reef boasts ...

In the Great Barrier Reef, the average sea surface temperature has increased ... "We need to protect our special places and the plants and animals that call them home." ...

The sea surface temperature around the Great Barrier Reef this year is the hottest it has ever been in 400 years, posing huge threats to the coral reef ecosystem in the area. When you purchase ...

Many visitors say the Great Barrier ... of fish, sea turtles and humpback whales, Cairns' reefs are teeming with wildlife. Known locally as the Outer Barrier Reef, these reefs are ideal for ...

Bleaching damage on the corals of the Great Barrier Reef near Queensland, Australia. Credit: GREG TORDA/ARC CENTRE CORAL/REX/Shutterstock Australia's Great Barrier Reef is under serious threat as ...

Temperatures have reached unprecedented highs in the Great Barrier Reef, threatening its survival ... said in a Tuesday press briefing. Corals are animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons ...

"That's why we're restoring important blue carbon ecosystems like sea grass which dugongs call home, and investing A$1.2 billion to protect the Great Barrier Reef. "We're also supporting the ...

"Our research provides evidence that the formation of K'gari and the Great Barrier Reef are linked to a change in the magnitude of sea-level rise and fall due to major climate feedback changes ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea is at its highest in four centuries, scientists report in the Aug ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces the risk of near-annual coral bleaching with temperatures in surrounding waters found to have reached the highest in at least 400 years. The Coral Sea has ...