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Subscriber only A double celebration will be held on Saturday as the Sunshine Coast embraces the World Environment Day Festival at a biodiversity hot spot which has just been increased by 94ha. The Doonan Creek Environment Reserve has expanded to 474ha of wildlife corridor and is now the largest reserve in Sunshine Coast Council s conservation estate of more than 7000ha. Mayor Mark Jamieson said the purchase preserved an area of a highly valued wallum biodiversity corridor between the Maroochy River and Noosa which was covered entirely with native vegetation. This corridor includes diverse habitats such as coastal lowlands and flood plains that together form an essential corridor for our wildlife to move through the landscape, Mr Jamieson said.
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Subscriber only A flock of shore birds have been found dead on a beach at Bribie Island, believed to have been mowed down by a speeding 4WD, park rangers say. The Department of Environment and Science is investigating the discovery of 11 dead and two injured crested terns south of the third lagoon on Ocean Beach on the island s eastern side. Department compliance office Mike Devery said the birds were found on Wednesday, May 5. Rangers believe the birds were deliberately targeted by a person who was speeding in a four-wheel-drive, and basically lined them up and mowed them down, Mr Devery said.