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Shark attacks in Australia: where is it safest to swim and what times should I avoid?

While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the risk

The Guardian - AU

Sanctuary burning: sting in the tail for mangrove rays

A particular type of habitat that could serve as a temporary sanctuary for stingrays is set to become too hot to handle.

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Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns

These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size

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‘Extinction crisis’ of sharks and rays to have devastating effect on other species, study finds

Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on world’s coral reefs at risk, with 14 of 134 species reviewed critically endangered

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Walking epaulette sharks on Great Barrier Reef's Lady Elliot Island 'genetically unique', study finds

Researchers are investigating the possibility that a population of epaulette sharks on Lady Elliot Island could qualify to be named as a new species.

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Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef status

Australia’s environment minister says her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites

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Great Barrier Reef coral cover at record levels after mass-bleaching events, report shows

Record coral cover is being seen across much of the Great Barrier Reef as it recovers from past storms and mass-bleaching events. But the new coral taking over is leaving the reef more vulnerable to future devastating impacts, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

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Coral reef safe zones set to plummet, while potential bleaching events loom in Qld, WA

Bleaching-free coral reefs are expected to plummet as we head towards 1.5C of warming, as scientists anxiously watch for another bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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Sharks face adapt, move or die scenario

Scientists say climate change is heating the shallow coastal nurseries baby sharks depend on for survival and evolution might be too slow to save them.

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