Peter Davie, senior curator (crustacea) at Queensland Museum, with the new species of freshwater crab. Picture: Adam Smith Source: The Courier-Mail
A NEWLY discovered crab about the size of a 10 piece might stop mining giant Rio Tinto's new $900 million Cape York bauxite mine.
Scientists contracted by Rio to prepare an environmental impact statement on the project 50km south of Weipa have found what is thought to be a new species of freshwater crab.
They have also discovered a shrimp not previously recorded in Australia, prompting conservationists to call on federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to immediately halt the project.
Courier Mail
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