Important Bird Area

THF Conservation Grant A Great Knot seen foraging on the Teluk Ayer Tawar mudflats bears a tag - a reminer that shorebird conservation is, by necessity, a global effort. Spanning an area of around 500 hectares, in the northern region of Seberang Perai, lies one of the few remaining intact wetlands in Penang. The Teluk Air Tawar-Kuala Muda (TAT-KM) Coast is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) and part of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Its mangroves and mudflats annually attract shorebirds migrating from … [Read more...] about Conserving the migratory shorebirds and wetlands of Teluk Air Tawar-Kuala Muda Coast