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Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar Wetland

Challenge

Eighty Mile Beach, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, is one of the world’s most significant sites for migratory shorebirds, hosting hundreds of thousands of birds annually. The associated Walyarta-Mandora wetlands and coastal habitats face grazing pressure from large feral herbivores, tourism disturbance and significant ecological knowledge and data gaps. These threats, combined with the effects of climate change, place pressure on the ecological character that underpins the site’s Ramsar listing.

Solution

 Collaborative conservation actions include shoreline restoration, monitoring of bird populations, and management of invasive species and large feral herbivores. Partnerships with Indigenous rangers and local stakeholders ensure culturally sensitive approaches are applied. Public education campaigns highlight the beach’s global importance and promote responsible recreation, while systematic data collection is closing knowledge gaps in shorebird ecology and habitat condition.

Impact

Monitoring programs have improved understanding of shorebird population trends and habitat condition at Eighty Mile Beach. Large feral herbivore management is reducing grazing pressure on coastal vegetation, and community engagement activities have raised public awareness of the site’s global significance. Partnerships with Traditional Owners and pastoralists have strengthened the cross-tenure conservation response.

Outcome

The Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar program is building a collaborative, evidence-based approach to protecting one of the world’s most important migratory shorebird sites. By combining feral animal management, ecological monitoring, community education and Indigenous land stewardship, the program is addressing threats to the site’s ecological character while developing the long-term partnerships and knowledge base needed to safeguard this iconic coastal wetland for future generations.

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