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Australia's beaches used as roads raise wildlife concerns
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 can legally be driven on as if they were roads. Associate professor Craig Styan has been researching how beaches are used and has surveyed several sites, warning that vehicle traffic is hostile to wildlife, shorebirds and pedestrians. Conservation-minded commentators are highlighting the damage done to fragile beach-dune ecosystems and questioning why off-road driving on sand remains permitted.
Why now: New attention on research showing vehicles on beaches harm shorebirds and fragile dune ecosystems in Australia.
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