“Death by a thousand cuts”

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The hub of the world’s most diverse water bird migration route is in deep trouble. The food-rich mudflats around the Yellow Sea are disappearing fast because of coastal development in China and South Korea. The new ‘Great Wall of China’ has sealed off thousands of kilometres of shorebird habitat from the tides. The future of the East Asian Australasian Flyway hangs in the balance. Image: Ann Jones