Endangered shorebirds unsustainably hunted during migrations, records show
by Graham Readfearn from on (#53TAZ)
More than 30 species, including nine that are threatened, are being hunted unsustainably, report finds
More than 30 shorebird species that fly across oceans each year to visit Australia - including nine that are threatened - are being hunted during their long migrations, according to a study that analysed decades of records from 14 countries.
The study, which experts said filled a major gap in the world's knowledge about the impact of hunting on declining shorebird numbers, found that more than 17,000 birds from 16 species were likely being killed at just three sites - Pattani Bay in Thailand, West Java in Indonesia and the Yangtze River delta in China.
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