Recreating migratory bird saltmarsh in industrial Sydney

Recreating migratory bird saltmarsh in industrial Sydney

By: Boiling Point

Podcast: Boiling Point

Imagine flying 11,000 km non stop from Alaska, only to find your home and usual mud flat food buffet replaced by buildings, boats and ports.

Bar-tailed Godwits travel over 11,000km non-stop, from Alaska to New Zealand and Australia. Source: map-godwit-migration1.jpg (632×513) (animalnav.org)

It is little wonder migratory birds, like the Bar-tailed Godwit, have declined up to 90% in recent years. But there are projects to restore habitat in urban landscapes. Tim and Chon talk with Geraldene Dalby-Ball who has returned contaminated lands adjacent to Sydney airport, to valuable habitat.

Restored saltmarsh amongst industrial Sydney, near airport and shipping terminals

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About the restoration project

Dragonfly Environmental Port Botany-Penrhyn Estuary – Dragonfly Environmental

East Asian-Australasian Flyway

The Flyway – Eaaflyway

 

 

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