Conservationists say rocket launch site could push endangered southern emu-wren to extinction
by Royce Kurmelovs from Environment | The Guardian on (#5Q1Y0)
An Adelaide firm's plans for permanent facilities at Whaler's Bay on the Eyre Peninsula could wipe out prime habitat, environment group warns
Conservationists say a plan to build a permanent rocket launch facility at Whaler's Way in South Australia could push threatened bird species to extinction.
Southern Launch, an Adelaide-based startup, operates the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in a privately owned conservation area at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula.
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