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Saving the Great Barrier Reef
FromWitness History
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the 1960s conservationists began a campaign to prevent the Queensland government from allowing mining and oil drilling on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Eddie Hegerl told Claire Bowes that he and his wife were prepared to sacrifice everything to protect the world's biggest coral reef from destruction.
Photo: Science Photo Library
Photo: Science Photo Library
Released:
Nov 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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