Australia to Triple Size of Macquarie Island Protection Zone to Shield ‘Remote Wildlife Wonderland’ in Southern Ocean

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesFeb 23, 2023, 8:17 pm232 pts
Australia’s Albanese Labor Government has announced its plans to triple the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park to protect millions of seals, seabirds and penguins in the Southern Ocean, a press release from Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek said. The expansion of the…

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