Use our email tool below to urge the government to stop funding shorebird habitat destruction on Larrakia Country.
Darwin Harbour provides critical habitat for shorebirds, supporting internationally significant numbers of migratory shorebirds including the Critically Endangered Far Eastern Curlew, Vulnerable Greater Sand Plover and Vulnerable Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
Despite this, the Federal government has recently committed $1.5 billion of public money towards subsidising the Middle Arm gas and petrochemical hub. If this project goes ahead, it will cause damage to critically important habitat and the birds we all love.
Will you add your voice, and help us call for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to pull the funding for Middle Arm?
The global population of the Critically Endangered Far Eastern Curlew has declined by 80% over the last thirty years. Of the 37 migratory shorebird species that regularly visit Australia, 16 are listed as threatened under our federal EPBC Act. Far Eastern Curlews are sensitive to the destruction of their intertidal mudflat and mangrove homes.
To build the project at Middle Arm, the government plans to clear 1500 hectares of habitat, including mangroves and intertidal ecosystems. The site provides critical refuge for these birds as they undertake some of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom.
Australia is a signatory to various bilateral international agreements that seek to protect these birds and their habitats. This means that the Australian Government has a responsibility to Australians, and the world, to take action to stop these declines, and save our shorebirds.
Middle Arm’s plan to destroy nature to sell fossil fuels is not viable without generous government investment.
We know there is no social licence for this project. Help us show the government that this project cannot go ahead. We must ensure that Darwin is a haven for migratory shorebirds.
Far Eastern Curlews are the largest of all the world’s shorebirds. Their call, a ‘Cuuuurrlew’, ringing out across coastal wetlands.
Australia's migratory shorebirds are incredible, many flying to and from the Northern Hemisphere every year. But sadly, their numbers have declined greatly.
BirdLife Top End branch offers community activities centred around the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Show support for our Aussie birds with this enamel pin featuring the Far Eastern Curlew.
We can’t do this alone. By inspiring and equipping a constituency of people dedicated to safeguarding the future of birds, we amplify our message.
Your donation will help support urgent action to save Australian birds facing extinction.
