Towra bird habitat in decline
Submitted by Chickowee on 11 Jul 2014.
A DECLINE in migratory birds using Towra Point Nature Reserve because of weed infestation and shoreline changes is an international embarrassment to Australia, experts say.
The reserve is in danger of receiving a second Grey Globe award, which is given to Ramsar Convention-protected wetlands throughout the world, which are considered to be "under threat". This award, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum to the Blue Globe that is awarded to sites in outstanding condition, was given to Towra Point at the last World Wetland Network conference in Bucharest in 2012.
Australasian Wader Studies Group of BirdLife Australia vice-chairman Phil Straw said Towra Point was likely to be nominated again in the lead-up to the next meeting in Uruguay in 2015.
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