Each year, Eastern Curlews (pictured Chonky Boi) journey many thousands of kilometres, sometimes over 12,000 km in one go, between Australia and their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. 

Eastern Curlews cannot swim or glide, meaning that if they stop flapping their wings during their epic migrations they won't survive. This means that while they are here on our shores they have to feed and fatten up by over 70% of their normal body weight in order to build enough energy reserves to travel these long distances. In other words, they have to Get Fat or Die Flying. 

Unfortunately, over the past 30 years the world’s population of Eastern Curlews has crashed by over 80% and they are now listed as Critically Endangered, one step removed from extinction. Their main threat is the destruction of their coastal feeding habitat by urban development. We know we can save this amazing bird, but we have to protect all of their remaining habitat.  

This starts with saving the wetlands of Toondah Harbour, just south-east of Brisbane, which are internationally important for migratory shorebirds, like Eastern Curlew. 

However, Walker Corporation, Australia’s largest private developer, has proposed a 3,600-unit private luxury complex that will destroy these internationally important wetlands and Eastern Curlew feeding habitat.  

Will you help us save Chonky Boi and his important wetlands at Toondah Harbour?