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Wetland WildlifeCormorant flypast at sunrise, Kowanyama.

Terns and gulls come to roost, Smithburne River estuary.gdtfl1  Migrant shorebirds from Siberia, Point Austin.dgwfl1  
Ecopix photographer Wayne Lawler has been up to his neck in the Gulf Country rivers and wetlands, trying to catch some of the fleeting action which goes on daily in these productive ecosystems.

It mostly happened while he was still getting the lens cap off, but he was lucky with some, so here's a sample:

Oystercatchers return to the flats at low tide, Gulf intertidal wetlands.gdocf1  

Pelican chick harasses its mother, Pelican Is. rookery.gdpch1  Red-tailed Black Cockatoos joust for a perching place, Gulf savannah.gblc1  

Flight of Magpie Geese, Mitchell River delta.gkmgfl   Egret meaning business in a tropical billabong.gkegsl  

Little Corellas swing in to water, Gulf savannah.gcrf1   Then there is the shy type: Litoria frog peers from under a lily, floodplain lagoon.gkfrl1  


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Meet a few of the Gulf Country's local characters on the next page.  

Abandoned oil field in the middle of a conservation reserve, Florida s310406   Out of sight, out of mine!


On a more serious note, the mining industry is in the news again. While we all need the products of mining (where would this page be without silicon?), its past speculative nature has left the industry with a legacy of environmental damage and bad blood. While the modern industry presents its case for responsible environmental management and land rehabilitation in words and pictures, illustrating the errors of the past for a balanced report is not so easy.

Many abandoned sites are in remote locations, often what are now conservation areas. Photographer Rick Sheremeta came upon a classic case recently - an abandoned oil field in the middle of the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, now regarded as an important part of America's natural heritage.

Rusting oil well pipes in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserves020407   Abandoned oil installation, Big Cypress N.P., Floridas110406   Abandoned oil storage tanks, Big Cypress N.P., Floridas240406  

These pictures of past errors, and those below by EcoPix from other parts of the world, show why the present emphasis on environmental planning before, during and after mineral exploration and mining is necessary. This is an important modern social issue, and EcoPix can illustrate it for you.

Abandoned gem mining leases at Sapphire, Queenslandcqs  Temporary road across pristine waterway for gas pipeline, Baffle Creek, Queenslandcq56-1s  Dozing overburden into the Fly River catchment, Papua Niuginii82-2s  Sluicing for gold, Borneo rainforest, Indonesiai72-14s   Dead coastal wetland and smelter, New South Walesc101-24s  Egret feeds in pristine coastal wetland beside heavy metal ore terminal, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australiagkwh1  

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