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Wider Image - Great Barrier Reef At Risk

Homes can be seen along a creek and inlet in the coastal town of Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. UNESCO World Heritage delegates recently snorkelled on Australias Great Barrier Reef, thousands of coral reefs, which stretch over 2,000 km off the northeast coast. Surrounded by manta rays, dolphins and reef sharks, their mission was to check the health of the world's largest living ecosystem, which brings in billions of dollars a year in tourism. Some coral has been badly damaged and animal species, including dugong and large green turtles, are threatened. UNESCO will say on Wednesday whether it will place the reef on a list of endangered World Heritage sites, a move the Australian government wants to avoid at all costs, having lobbied hard overseas. Earlier this year, UNESCO said the reef's outlook was "poor". REUTERS/David Gray TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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A baby Koala named "Cooee" is held by its mother at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in Sydney

A baby Koala named "Cooee" is held by its mother at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in Sydney July 26, 2004. Animal activists have urged governments to make koala protection an election issue, as evidence suggests that urban sprawl is driving the marsupial towards possible extinction. The Australian Koala Foundation delivered evidence to scientists to support its prediction that koalas will disappear from the populous eastern seaboard within 15 years if the eucalyptus trees whose leaves they eat continue to be cleared to make way for new homes and farmland. Picture taken July 26, 2004. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE. REUTERS/David Gray DG/FA - RP5DRHYSOJAA

A seagull flies in front of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", in

A seagull flies in front of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", in Sydney October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) - GM1EAA81HYI01