Saturday, September 4th, 2010
James Price Point: Gas hub ‘threatens whales’
A new survey counted almost 200 migrating whales swimming close to the Kimberley coast.
The survey’s organisers say construction of a gas hub will be detrimental to the coast-hugging whales, interfering with their feeding, movement and breeding.
The West Australian [read this story]
A Curtin University tourism study argues heavy industrial development will harm the emerging Kimberley tourism industry.
A wildlife photographer said increased boat traffic is already disturbing the whales.
Australian Geographic [read this story]
The ABC said the premier’s decision to go ahead with the gas hub is dividing the local community at Broome.
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