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Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it (www.abc.net.au)
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For all of us Queenslanders who are fed up with awful stories about destruction of Qld ecosystems, have a look at this article and feel proud and happy - Lady Elliot Island

Some great photos of the island, the birds that have returned and the people who love living and working there.

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[–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I went here as a kid with the folks... I remember LOTS of seabirds, having a lovely time snorkelling over lovely reefs that were accessible by just walking in to the ocean from the beach and looking down, and accidentally stealing money from some other kid in the "casino" cause I was 100% confident I'd put my bet on a particular number but then afterwards wasn't so sure.... but they'd already handed it over. I still feel bad about that. I think I was wrong.

Sorry random kid in the early/mid 90s.

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    [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Good read, thanks for sharing.

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    [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Awesome story, thanks for sharing. This was a real great example of nature conservation.

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    [–] 8 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    They mine guano?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    They mine it everywhere. They mined it in caves as well.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    We're talking about bat shit right?

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  • [–] 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Before potassium mines and nitrogen extraction methods were discovered, bird droppings, typically from islands that were covered in mountains of the stuff, were the main source of fertilizer in the world and the main limiter of human population. Without these sources of bird poop, literally millions, potentially billions, would have died. You remember malthusianism? A fair bit of that was based on not having enough bird poop.

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    • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Very inspiring

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    [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    That’s impressive how well they restored it.

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    [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    "Guano mining" sounds like PR speak for "shit scooping".

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