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Call for urgent action to prevent further dieback of Adelaide’s St Kilda mangroves
Environmentalists are calling for urgent action to prevent further dieback of a popular mangrove forest north of Adelaide, saying extremely salty water is killing the sensitive plants.
Key points:
- Mangroves at St Kilda have died and more are under threat
- It is believed leaking salt ponds, mined by Buckland Dry Creek, are contributing to the salinity
- The SA Government says it is “working frantically” to fix the issue
About 10 hectares of mangrove forest adjacent to the St Kilda Mangrove Trail died within two months last year, along with 35 hectares of salt marsh, and the gardens of about half a dozen houses.
Nearby brine ponds, mined for salt by company Buckland Dry Creek, are believed to be leaking hypersaline water into the mangrove…
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