BellingenNSWApr 24

Malnourished and sick kangaroos, isolated by urban sprawl on New South Wales's Mid North Coast

"...The kangaroos were chronically malnourished because they could not find enough to eat in an area bordered by ocean, the nearby Emerald Beach settlement, and the Pacific Highway. Our theory is that ongoing development … the M1 being upgraded and an increase in suburban dwellings, that this population is isolated." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/sick-kangaroos-coffs-coast-look-at-me-now-headland/106597450

First the thylacine, the others a bit later...

#biodiversity #wildlife #EasternGreyKangaroos #habitat #kangaroos #marsupials #CoffsCoast #CoffsHarbour #LookAtMeNowHeadland #EmeraldBeach #sprawl #tourism #PacificHighway #roads #harm #MidnorthCoast #StarvingWildlife

Image: Coastal sprawl - No place for endemic wildlife on the Mid North Coast of NSW

MarcusJan 7, 2025

Christmas in Okinawa.

#emeraldbeach #okinawa #japan

The Pigeon ExpressSep 5, 2021
Surfer in his 20s dies in a shark attack off Australia's east coast #Surfer #Australia #Shark #SharkAttack #EmeraldBeach #NSW #NewSouthWales https://www.thepigeonexpress.com/surfer-dies-in-shark-attack-off-australias-east-coast/
Surfer dies in shark attack off Australia's east coast • The Pigeon Express

A man who was attacked by a shark at Emerald Beach on Australia's east coast on Sunday died after a "significant" injury to his arm.

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