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A "grotesque" mystery disease is ripping through the green sea turtle population, with a major wildlife hospital warning it has treated almost 80 in the past 12 months.

Research is urgently needed to fill knowledge gaps about koala populations in Cessnock and Lake Macquarie, according to data collected by the NSW Environmental Defenders Office.

They stood up to fifteen feet tall - with enormous straight tusks that reached ten feet in length.

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…