Researchers
say there are gaping holes in what's known about a bird that has delayed
Adani's contentious new coal mine in Queensland.
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4 DAYS AGO
No one
knows the true status of an endangered finch that's delayed the Adani coal
mine, including the Queensland government, experts say.
Researchers
have reviewed contemporary studies on the black-throated finch and say there
are big knowledge gaps on how many are left, exactly where they are living, and
how far they roam.
They warn
that uncertainty about distribution means knowledge of the bird's optimal habitat
is likely to be "biased or incomplete".
They also
point to limited outcomes from a national recovery plan for the species.
The finch
is known to inhabit Adani's controversial Carmichael mine site, in Queensland's
Galilee Basin.
Earlier
this month the state government rejected Adani's plan to protect the bird,
saying it was deficient. The company was told to go back to the drawing board
and come back with a better plan if it wants its mine to proceed.
But it's
now apparent that Adani's plan is not the only deficiency hurting the bird's
prospects of recovery.
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