Overview

Shorebirds, also called waders, are iconic species in Queensland coastal wetland environments. Managing and protecting shorebirds and their habitat in Queensland:

• requires the collaboration of landholders, land managers, local and state governments
• needs a holistic, integrated approach that considers the birds’ feeding, roosting, movement, aggregation, breeding, and moulting requirements.

Australia is a signatory to multiple international conventions and agreements that translate to special provisions in State and Federal legislation and policy for protecting and managing migratory shorebirds.

Many shorebird species are listed as threatened under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).

Targets

To ensure shorebird values are explicitly incorporated into key management, policy and planning documents, promoting conservation measures and monitoring for shorebird habitat inside and outside protected areas.

Outcomes

The department works closely with citizen scientists, researchers, Traditional Owners and natural resource management groups to:

• fill knowledge gaps
• identify and conduct management actions
• monitoring for the conservation and management of shorebirds.

More information:

• Wetlandinfo - Birds
• Legislation, policy and other management initiatives for shorebirds and other waterbirds