Green Turtle on Heron Island

The release of a green turtle that became trapped in the trees while trying to lay her eggs overnight. The rescue was performed by Greenpeace's Esperanza captain Mike Finken and Cathy, a Heron Island research scientist. The excursion to Heron Island is a fact finding mission to a research station there as part of Greenpeace's Save the Reef campaign.

Unique identifier: GP0STO5TR

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/12/2013

Locations: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Oceania

Credit line: © Dean Sewell / Greenpeace

Size: 4896px × 3264px 1MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Great Barrier Reef Under Threat

The excursion of Australian Greenpeace's Queensland campaigner Louise Matthiesson and MY Esperanza captain Mike Fincken to Heron Island is a fact finding mission to a research station there as part of Greenpeace's Save the Reef campaign. Environment Minister Greg Hunt in Australia approves a massive and destructive dredging project at Abbot Point, just 50km north of the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. The approval is huge in both its size and impact. It would see some 3 million cubic metres of seabed ripped up at Abbot Point to make way for even more coal ships. The dredge spoil will then be dumped nearby inside the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

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