ðə ɹˈɛmnənt ænd fɹæɡmˈɛntɪd jˈuːkɐlˌɪpt fˈɔːɹɪsts ɔnðə sˈʌðɚn mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz ʌvðə lɐɡˈuːn hɐvbɪn aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd baɪ bˈɜːd lˈaɪf ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl æz ɐ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn kˌeɪˈɛm tˈuː ɪmpˈoːɹtənt bˈɜːd ˈɛɹiə ˌaɪbˌiːˈeɪ bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ səpˈoːɹt sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt nˈʌmbɚz ʌv ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd swˈɪft pˈæɹəts ænd ɹˈiːdʒənt hˈʌneɪˌeɪɾɚz ɪn jˈɪɹz wɛn ðə swˈɑːmp məhˈɑːɡəniz ænd ˈʌðɚ fˈeɪvɚd tɹˈiːz ɑːɹ flˈaʊɚɹɪŋ.
The remnant and fragmented eucalypt forests on the southern margins of the lagoon have been identified by BirdLife International as a 121 km2 Important Bird Area (IBA) because they support significant numbers of endangered swift parrots and regent honeyeaters in years when the swamp mahoganies and other favoured trees are flowering.