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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Giant saltworks proposed for Exmouth Gulf a threat to Ningaloo and endangered species, conservationists say

Dugong feeding on seagrass
Dugong are among the marine species conservationists say will be threatened, should a proposal for a saltworks in Exmouth Gulf be approved. Photograph: vkilikov/Alamy

A proposal to build a giant saltworks in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia has been condemned by conservationists as a threat to endangered species.

German industrial company K+S has submitted its proposal to build a 210-sq-km saltworks on the pristine gulf – a crucial part of the adjacent world heritage-listed Ningaloo coast.

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