WA police seized photos from home of journalist who took images of ancient rock art being removed

Eliza Kloser says she was stopped by police while photographing the art's removal from Burrup peninsula and then had images seized from her Karratha home

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A Western Australian journalist who was taking photos of the removal of ancient rock art from the site of a fertiliser plant says she was repeatedly stopped by police and eventually had the images seized during a raid.

The police action comes amid a crackdown on environmental activists in the state.

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