‘Hanging on by a thread’: 11th hour decision to protect endangered birds from SA space project plans welcomed

The Whalers Way ‘orbital launch complex’ on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula is home to southern Emu-wrens. Photograph: Mark Lethlean The Whalers Way ‘orbital launch complex’ on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula is home to southern Emu-wrens. Photograph: Mark Lethlean Australian climate and environmental reporting Conservation ‘Hanging on by a thread’: 11th hour decision to protect endangered birds from SA space project plans welcomed The Eyre peninsula site is ‘precious and important’ habitats for southern emu-wren and home to 80% of the mallee whipbird population

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About this content Petra Stock Wed 23 Sep 2026 23.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 23.01 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Conservation groups have welcomed an 11th-hour decision to protect “precious and important habitat” on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula from plans for a rocket launching facility.