- New surveys reveal that the population of humpback whales in the south Atlantic region now number 24,900 - almost 93% of their population size before they were hunted to the brink of extinction.
- Chinese authorities began preparations for the creation of the largest national park in the country’s history, covering an area of 27,134 km², and home to more than 1,200 wild giant pandas.
- The indigenous Waorani community of Ecuador won a landmark case against oil companies this year, protecting 180,000 hectares of their land against exploitation.
- Dolphins are breeding in the Potomac River in Washington for the first time since the 1880s, whale populations are exploding off the shores of New York, and 100 seal pups have been born on the shores of the Thames, 60 years after the river was declared 'biologically dead.'
- In July, Ethiopia smashed the world record for tree planting. Led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, millions of Ethiopians planted 353 million trees in 12 hours.
It was another fabulous day in the shop and it was so busy there was no time to add to the dragon! There was a final flurry ten minutes before closing and it was 3.24pm when we locked the doors.
I decided to go to the club tonight and while I was lucky on the pokies, the rest of our group were sitting ‘next’ to the lucky table - which was full of visitors from Maryborough, all of whom won the majority of raffle prizes tonight!
Well, it’s already 11.30pm and I’m working tomorrow so I’d best get some sleep.
Nite all.
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