Rocket launches pose extinction-level threat to SA’s tiny southern emu wren, conservationists warn

Tanya Plibersek could list the bird as endangered amid concerns about proposed rocket launch site

A tiny southern emu wren, which conservationists fear is under threat from rocket launches, could be listed as endangered within days.

Conservationists say planned rocket launches on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia pose an extinction-level threat to the wren, one of Australia’s smallest birds.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/26/rocket-launches-pose-extinction-level-threat-to-sas-tiny-southern-emu-wren-conservationists-warn

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