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Snorkel WWII wrecks, jungle lagoons and Jellyfish Lake; spot manta rays, Napoleon wrasse and reef sharks. Swim alongside whale sharks (Mar–Aug), manta rays, green turtles and humpback whales in this ...
"As we get older, our travels become less about partying, and more about having unique and authentic cultural experiences." ...
The reader’s letter regarding refusal of entry because of taking what was perceived by border officials as an unusual route to the US ( Traveller, April 4 ), says it all. Add to this the declining ...
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a natural wonder that promises various eco-adventures for nature lovers. This UNESCO World Heritage site boasts of diverse marine life and gorgeous coral formations.
They were pulled from the water in Queensland, near the town of Seventeen Seventy, but unfortunately could not be saved. Tributes have now poured in for the tragic parent and child. The dad and ...
Police are asking the public to help find missing Aotea/Great Barrier Island woman Julie Butler. The 55-year-old usually lives on her yacht, the “Blazing Shadz”, moored in Kaiaraara Bay.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faced a catastrophic bleaching event in 2024. And reefs in the Persian Gulf, the Caribbean and the Red Sea have all also experienced bleaching. A 2014 to 2017 ...
A year after the fourth worldwide coral bleaching event was declared by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), the "most intense" affair is still ongoing––with alerts continuing to be ...
The "most intense global coral bleaching event ever" has so far struck 84 per cent of the world's reefs and is ongoing, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) — a global partnership ...
Scientists further describe a "graveyard of dead corals" in Australia's northern Great Barrier Reef following 2024's bleaching event that caused about 40% of its coral life to die in one spot to ...
In a world-first, the iconic UNESCO World Heritage-Listed Great Barrier Reef is to be nominated as the first non-human recipient for a Lifetime Achievement Award (the highest environmental honour from ...
Two British tourists who drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef have been named as Robin and Owen Reed. Robin, 46, and his son Owen, 17, from Caerphilly County in South ...