Researcher disillusionment and ungoverned damage to Becher Point Wetlands, Western Australia
Graham R. Fulton
A B C
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
B Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: grahamf2001@yahoo.com.au
Pacific Conservation Biology 28(1) 15-17 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC20091
Submitted: 13 November 2020 Accepted: 3 January 2021 Published: 21 January 2021
Abstract
Researcher disillusionment, angry mobs and four-wheel-drives damage the sandy headland at Becher Point, in Western Australia.
Keywords: coastal ecology, conservation biology, human impact, urban ecology.
References
Australian Government (2020). Australian Wetlands Database. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Available at http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/wetlands/ramsardetails.pl?refcode=54# [accessed 13 October 2020]Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) (2020). Types of marine parks and reserves. Available at https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/marine/marine-parks-and-reserves/70-types-of-marine-parks-and-reserves [accessed 13 October 2020].
Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) (2007). Shoalwater Islands Marine Park Management Plan 2007–2017. Management Plan No. 58. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth
Faa, M. (2020). Quad bikes disturbing turtle habitat recorded by photographer in Far North Queensland. ABC News Online. Posted 22 June 2020, updated 22 June 2020. Available at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-22/quad-bikes-disturbing-turtle-habitat/12379836
Fulton, G. R. (2017). Owl survey of the Peel–Harvey Estuary in south-western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 65, 71–76.
| Owl survey of the Peel–Harvey Estuary in south-western Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Ramsar (2020). Ramsar online. Available at https://www.ramsar.org/[accessed 13 October 2020].
