Pushing back against the power of the fossil fuel companies, First Nations and climate activists are determined to protect the unique Exmouth Gulf. Leo Earle reports.
Ningaloo's sparkling turquoise waters and marine life are well known to many, but this World Heritage treasure extends to the land, too and conservationists fear its future is on a knife's edge.
There are only three true cavefish in Australia including the blind cave eel which all reside in the country's north-west, inland from the Ningaloo Reef. But pet owners have been disposing of unwanted invasive species in the same waters.
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