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Protesters take aim at South Australian mining department s handling of St Kilda mangrove die-back
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People wore black armbands during the vigil for the St Kilda mangroves.
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A vigil has been held at Parliament House in South Australia for 10 hectares of mangroves that died due to a salt mining mishap north of Adelaide.
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Community leaders and the Opposition have questioned the Government s handling of the situation
There are warnings that many more mangroves remain at risk, with hypersaline water still leaking into the area
The aquatic trees surrounding the popular St Kilda Mangrove Walk, along with 35ha of salt marsh, are believed to have been killed by leaking salt brine from nearby gypsum ponds. ....

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