🦑🪸🌴 This week, the Great Barrier Reef was confirmed to be part of a global mass bleaching event by NOAA. The Reef holds deep cultural significance for Saltwater Peoples. Watch the Girringun and Gudjuda Rangers' moving connection to the Reef: brnw.ch/21wIXHs

“WWF congratulates the QLD government for enshrining these new measures into law. It is a significant step forward, legislating sensible emissions reduction targets, backed by a clear and credible plan to meet them”
- Dermot O’Gorman, CEO, WWF-Australia

discover.wwf.org.au/queensland-news

Establishing an EPA to enforce Australia’s environmental laws is crucial progress, but it must be followed by a comprehensive package of reforms. This government has set a worthy goal to end native extinctions.
Now is the time to deliver on this promise.
discover.wwf.org.au/epa-announceme…

The Great Barrier Reef is facing a global mass bleaching event, confirmed by NOAA. 💔

Australia must lead with ambitious emissions reduction targets to safeguard our precious reef. 🪸

Without action, we risk irreversible damage. ⌛

More: discover.wwf.org.au/mass-bleaching #SaveOurReef

Researchers at Girraween Lagoon reveal groundbreaking evidence of humans' firestick farming, dating back over 11,000 years! 🔥⌛

A testament to Indigenous wisdom, fostering biodiversity and shaping ecosystems. 💚

Dive in here: eos.org/articles/the-c… 👀

🌿🐀 Good news! The Golden-backed Tree-rat, or koorrawal, has been delisted from Australia's threatened species list. 🎉

But with only 1% of species receiving enough support, we must do more to protect our unique wildlife! 💪💚

Learn more here: discover.wwf.org.au/wildlife-win

🌊🐋 Heard & McDonald Islands Marine Reserve is undergoing a once-in-a-decade review! 🤯

This is our golden opportunity to secure and expand this critical haven. ⏳

Thousands have joined already, will you add your voice? 💙🐋discover.wwf.org.au/antarctichaven

#AntarcticSafeHaven

Starting off your long weekend with some #FreakyFacts :

🦞 Mantis shrimp claws move as fast as a bullet!
🕷️ Spider silk: thinner than hair, stronger than steel at the same diameter!🐻 Tardigrades can survive extreme temps (-272°C to 149°C)!
🐙 Octopuses have THREE hearts!

🐋🖤💛❤️Join us on a conservation journey with Elders and Indigenous Voices and discover why whales are such a highly significant, totem species for a number of Indigenous language groups across Australia.

👉 discover.wwf.org.au/sacred-whales 📸 #Whales #WWFAustralia

Whale superhighways must be safe passages, free of hazards. 🐋💔

We need your help to fast-track whale-safe fishing practices to protect our marine giants.

Will you help protect their superhighways with us? discover.wwf.org.au/save-whales

#Whales #WhaleSuperhighways #WWFAustralia

Chris Johnson 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 speaking from Charlotte Bay and the Antarctic Peninsula 📽️

Our team of #whale experts is in #Antarctica researching one of the ocean's most iconic species, humpback #whale s 🐳 #ProtectingBlueCorridors @WWF_whales

discover.wwf.org.au/blue-giants 🐳

Our #whale team in #Antarctica had an incredibly rare sighting of Arnoux's beaked #whale s! 🐳
It's a great reminder of how expeditions like this help us better understand whale ecology and how we can better protect their migratory pathways. #BlueCorridors @WWF_whales 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻

🌏 Journey through the Kimberley with Warru Rangers and Nyikina Mangala Rangers! 🦘

Explore their deep knowledge on black-footed rock-wallaby conservation and enjoy the visual journey. 📸 👉 discover.wwf.org.au/desert-to-trop…
#ConservationCollaboration #IndigenousWisdom

These gentoos need you! Join 4,000 signees to safeguard Heard & McDonald Islands Marine Reserve.
Add your voice to the petition for the Minister for Environment and Water.
This vital sanctuary for gentoo penguins & Antarctic wildlife must be protected 🐧discover.wwf.org.au/antarctichaven

🐼 Pandas. So majestic. So powerful. So... panda? 🤦

Happy Panda Day! Every day is Panda Day to us, but apparently, TODAY is THE day! 🎉

Fun fact: a group of pandas is called an 'embarrassment'. 💚

Take care if you're climbing trees today! 🌳 🐾

#PandaDay #WWFAustralia

🐋 Have a look at these stunning Indigenous whale art wallpapers from Jirrbal, Wagedoegam, Ngapuhi & Scottish artist Beau Pennefather-Motlop!

They’re free for you to download here:
wwf.org.au/what-we-do/wha…
#WWFAustralia #IndigenousArt #Whales 🌏✨

🚢🐋 Imagine you’re a humpback whale, navigating through ship traffic on your migration route.
It's daunting — collisions and disturbances threaten your journey. Together, we can work to protect these whale superhighways. 💙More 👇discover.wwf.org.au/save-whales

#WhaleSuperhighways

🐧🐋🦭 Calling all nature lovers!

Help us expand Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Park, and keep it a no-fishing, no-pollution, no-ship zone! 🚫🎣🚢

Sign the petition and let's give our ocean friends a safer home. 💙👇

discover.wwf.org.au/antarctichaven
#AntarcticSafeHaven

#BREAKING 🚨 Great Barrier Reef faces 5th coral bleaching crisis. World Heritage-listed areas are at risk.

QLD has stepped up, we urge federal government: emissions reduction target must be 90% below 2005 levels by 2035. Climate change action NOW!

More:
theguardian.com/australia-news…