Meet the scientist standing up for the endangered far eastern curlew. Dr Amanda Lilleyman, a shorebird expert and advocate, says a defence housing project and industrial development plan in Darwin are threatening the habitat of the critically endangered far eastern curlew. The bird relies on undisturbed Australian shorelines to fatten up before making an epic migration to the northern hemisphere. It’s one of more than 2,000 Australian species listed as under threat in what scientists are calling

Today is World Curlew Day and what better time to officially launch our fabulous Migratory Shorebird Directory! Listing all the most important wader sites around Australia hasn’t been easy, but we know it’s vital because habitat is key. Populations of many species of migratory shorebirds have undergone substantial declines over recent years. As an example, numbers of Eastern Curlews have declined by more than 80% over the course of just four decades. Halting this decline and reversing the curren

The race is on to save one of the most incredible birds in the world ⏰Imagine flying to Siberia to lay your eggs, then flying all the way back to Brisbane's wetlands to find your home destroyed? That's what the Eastern Curlew is facing, unless we stand up against its extinction ✊ | Australian Conservation Foundation