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Fighting chance: green turtle has flipper amputated
CAPE PANWA: A green sea turtle rescued from a fishing net in Satun last week had a badly inflected flipper amputated at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) this afternoon. PMBC veterinarians led by Sontaya Manawattana said that the “flipperectomy” was the only...
Tui Tai – making a difference in Fiji
We at Dive The World are keen to promote diving operators that offer a high quality service to their guests but those that go the extra mile deserve special credit. Read below about the valuable contributions the Tui Tai is making to the lives of ordinary Fijians......
Turtles found stranded on boat freed.
The discovery of four large live turtles in a stranded boat early yesterday morning has shocked Trinity Beach residents, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is investigating whether the indigenous hunters who caught them were exercising their...
Orangutans go fishing in Borneo
In a sight never previously witnessed an orangutan uses a sharpened stick to try and spear fish. Orangutan translates from the Indonesian language into "Man of the Forest". The beguiling creatures are great imitators and having seen local people fishing with sticks...
Relief starts to get through to cyclone victims
As stocks of relief supplies reach the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma we are pleased to pass on to you the latest news courtesy of the Phuket Gazette: CAPE PANWA: Stocks of donated food and emergency-shelter supplies today finally began their journey from the...
Turtle Fun Run in Phuket
The 1st of June 2008 sees an event being hosted to highlight the plight of leatherback turtles in Thailand with a Turtle Fun Run in Phuket. As everybody knows, turtles worldwide are under threat and the leatherback turtle is perhaps the closest to extinction and funds...
New discoveries in Ambon and Raja Ampat
Check out some of these great images captured by RHK UW productions (Rodger Klein) taken on a recent trip on boat the Archipelago Adventurer II. These destinations are becoming more and more celebrated throughout the world as being among the world's top destinations...
Diver killed by bull shark
Last month a scuba diver, Austrian Markus Groh was fatally attacked by a bull shark during a photoshoot in the Bahamas. This represents the first reported fatal shark attack on a scuba diver resulting from a commercially organised shark diving expedition. A crew were...
Our LIDS experience set the house ablaze
March 8th and 9th saw Dive The World exhibiting at the London International Dive Show 2008 at the Excel Centre in the Docklands area of London. It was great for us to meet so many divers and to talk to them about Dive The World and our services. We encountered the...