1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Turtle's-eye view

Klaus EsterlussJuly 2, 2015

Environmental organization WWF hired an unusual underwater guide to showcase the Great Barrier Reef's beauty and fragility.

Bildergalerie Australien weltgrößtes Netz Meeresschutzgebiete
Image: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

Earlier this week, UNESCO decided that the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, is #link:http://www.dw.com/en/australia-still-on-probation-over-great-barrier-reef/a-18556423:not an endangered World Heritage site#. Still, the reef's current condition was described as poor, and further deterioration was projected.

The #link:http://reef.panda.org/:WWF# is now using a turtle's-eye view of the reef to highlight how fragile this home to almost 6,000 species is. To achieve their goal, the organization fitted a small underwater camera to the back of a turtle. The resulting video does two things, says the WWF. It helps researchers to better understand the post-release behavior of tagged green turtles. And it also allows us to see the level of pollution in the Great Barrier Reef.

Skip next section Explore more
Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW