29 APRIL, 2025
Who: Charles Darwin University Adjunct Professor, Dr Amanda Lilleyman
Topics:
- New research about how volunteers have been the leading advocates and drivers of shorebird conservation in the Darwin area for more than 50 years.
- New action plan serves as blueprint for NT and federal governments to implement consistent measures to preserve and stabilise Darwin’s shorebirds and their habitats.
Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6721 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview.
Quotes attributable to Dr Amanda Lilleyman:
“Volunteers have worked hard for Darwin’s shorebird populations, but that level of effort from researchers, community members, and citizen scientists is not sustainable. Without stakeholder intervention, the reality is that populations will continue to decline.
We have outlined the situation in Darwin for shorebirds, the global threats and how that impacts Darwin, and some really specific steps that need to be taken and by who in the Darwin Harbour Migratory Shorebird Site Action Plan. The plan outlines what we need at a national level from the Australian government and what we need locally to protect shorebird populations. We know what to do, we just need the resources – such as paid positions and operational funds – to do it.”
Contact details:
Sierra Haigh she/her
Communications Officer
Marketing, Media & Communications
Larrakia Country
E: [email protected]
W: cdu.edu.au
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