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Australia's beaches used as highways, harming wildlife
Original: Using the beach-dune systems as a highway Many beaches and dunes are allowed to be abused as roads in Australia. This is
In Australia, many beaches and dune systems are legally open to vehicle traffic, effectively serving as roads. Associate professor Craig Styan has researched how beaches are used and surveyed affected areas, finding the practice hostile to wildlife, shorebirds and pedestrians. Conservationists argue that driving on fragile beach-dune ecosystems damages habitats and endangers species that nest and feed along the shoreline.
Why now: Concerns over wildlife harm from vehicles on Australian beaches are drawing attention to weak coastal protection rules.
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