Qatar’s Wildlife Treasures
sharks – they weren’t a problem, but the presence of a large black tip reef shark did make our hearts beat just a little faster. We set up an interview in the south of France with John and Cecile, experts on coral reefs and oil company compensation, on their sailing boat. We sent a camera to their boat and interviewed them through the phone from a beach in northern Qatar. We discovered from Cecile that the corals in Qatar can withstand major water temperature changes, and survive – unlike corals elsewhere which bleach
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