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January 24, 2013

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Only Green is full protection. My story in Mongabay. After years of campaigning for Marine Park protection conservation groups and the Greens have to accept a plan that is worse than nothing
My National Geographic story – Melbourne Ivory Crush highlights avenues for newly poached ivory to be sold and imported in Australia
Clik on the photo of Ian Player to read my opinion piece in South Africa’s Daily Maverick: Greenwashing and the farmed five
Mic Smith’s Mongabay story was nominated for a Clarion media award

Reserves often dehorn rhinos to deter poachers
Feds allow seismic testing in marine sanctuaries
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Clik on the pic to read about ocean deoxygnenation
History of Sumatran Rhino Conservation
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Burleigh’s biggest day for a year

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We need to change and adapt to CC to save the reef
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As Barry Manilow would say, East Coast Australian Humpbacks write the songs the whole world sings
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Mozart and Coltrane. Gold Coast ibis

Check out our new radio satire about the Gold Coast. Mozart and Coltrane are an unlikely pair of ibis on the Gold Coast trying to live up to the Gold Coast cliché. Mic Smith plays Mozart and Mark Silburn plays Coltrane. To check it out click on the photo above
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