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flag Fossil bones in Australia's caves show wetlands once hosted diverse shorebirds, including plains-wanderers and migratory species, during the last Ice Age.

flag Fossil shorebird remains in Australia’s Naracoorte Caves reveal that wetlands once supported diverse bird populations, including the plains-wanderer, sandpipers, and snipes, during the last Ice Age. flag Over 300 bones, mostly from plains-wanderers, indicate these birds thrived in woodlands before a major drying phase around 17,000 years ago caused habitat loss and species decline. flag Evidence of migratory birds from the Northern Hemisphere and New Zealand suggests long-distance travel. flag The findings highlight how past climate change reshaped ecosystems and inform current conservation efforts for shorebirds facing similar threats today.

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