Wednesday, 10 October 2012

The Great Barrier Reef


The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia’s most breathtaking reefs. It is one of the seven wonders of the natural world and is the world's largest coral reef. It contains plenty of marine life and includes over 3000 individual reef systems. The Great Barrier Reef is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible from space. Unfortunately crown thorn starfish, Cyclones and coral bleaching are the top 3 environmental things that are threatening our magnificent Australian back yard and all of this is related to global warming.

All the plants and animals on the reef play a big part in keeping this reef healthy and strong. Humans are relative newcomers to the reef, and we have brought some big changes. Many things that we do on the reef and on land have the potential to threaten the reef's fragile environment.
It is up to us to protect our magnificent marine life, for it is up to us to save and protect one of our best features of Australia let alone the world. We must protect the reef for it is up to us to show the next generation. If we do not it will cease to appear, half of the reef has already vanished in the past 27 years.
 


 

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