The Great Barrier Reef
One of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef is the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar animal. It is a predator of coral and the outbreak of these creatures has increased rather recently. This photo shows a satellite image of the Great Barrier Reef - can you find the three differences in this photo hunt puzzle?
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Scientists speculate that the starfish population is increasing because of changing water conditions due to rainfall runoff, and also the fishing industry has been over-fishing and removing many of the starfishs natural predators. |
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