Shorebirds
travel more than 10,000 kilometres from the Northern Hemisphere to encounter dogs on all NSW breeding sites. Pet owners engage in willful ignorance and disregard the forests of signage all along the Mid North Coast coastline. It is tolerated and unenforced that canines roam on beaches and the bush.

National Park rangers had to stage "a “Dog’s Breakfast” at Hungry Head, where National Parks and Wildlife Discovery Range" attempted to nudge wo/man and their best friends to share the beach with migratory threatened shorebirds that have nowhere else to go.

"According to Bird Life Australia, some migratory shorebird populations have declined by up to 80 percent in the past 30 years. These species are highly sensitive to disturbance and can easily be scared away by humans, dogs, campfires and four-wheel drives near nesting sites."
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/shorebird-season-prompts-message-to-take-care-and-share-the-shore

Respect and Share
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/shorebird-season-prompts-message-to-take-care-and-share-the-shore
#shorebirds #birds #dogs #pets #vehicles #NPs #signage #respect #biodiversity #HungryHead #BellingenShire #AllOurBeach

Little terns nest on sheltered sandy beaches

"These small seabirds are not faring well along Australia’s south-eastern coastline."

"As a beach-nesting bird, Australian fairy terns often lay their eggs on wide sandy beaches next to clear blue water – exactly the sort of places people enjoy for recreation...The overlap puts the birds and their offspring at risk from people, cars, foxes and other predators, as well as weather events like storm surges."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/29/fairy-terns-returning-to-port-phillip-bay-floating-nests-decoys
#birds #seabirds #beach #dogs #cars #bikes #disturbances #NSW #coast #biodiversity #wildlife #AllOurBeach