Media 2005

Broome Bird Observatory and Yawuru Traditional Owners undertook a Shorebird Disturbance Project on the northern shores of Roebuck Bay in 2005 as a second step in management planning.  Management recommendations are to reduce disturbance when shorebirds are roosting at high water on the Bay’s northern shores. The birds need rest on high tide roosts to build fat reserves for their epic migration to the northern hemisphere, a truly remarkable event that should be observed at a distance!

2005 MEDIA ON ROEBUCK BAY

• The Many Brilliant Aspects of Roebuck Bay Broome Times May »
• Planning for Protection of Roebuck Bay Wetlands Australia Jul »

Migratory shorebirds are too often disturbed when resting in flocks at high water, which is a management issue if these remarkable international travellers are going to continue their epic migrations from Roebuck Bay to the northern hemisphere (some 10,000km). © Jan Van der Kam