Assessment of the importance of the Tonda wetlands to shorebirds and waterbirds

Date modified: 15 February 2022

The Tonda Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is the only Ramsar site in the south Pacific region outside Australia. It was declared a Ramsar site on 23rd March, 1993 because it is believed to support internationally significant populations of both resident and migratory shorebirds and waterbirds and is probably an important staging point for shorebirds during migration between eastern Australia and the breeding grounds in eastern Russia.

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Issued 2021-07-19
Modified 2022-02-15
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Source https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279806671_AN_ASSESSMENT_OF_THE_IMPORTANCE_OF_THE_TONDA_WETLANDS_IN_SOUTH_WESTERN_PAPUA_NEW_GUINEA_TO_SHOREBIRDS_AND_WATERBIRDS
Publisher Name PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
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  • David A Milton