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Early morning soft light on wide stretch of River with trees overhanging the water

A Murray Cod held in someones hands

A section of river is cordoned off by small bits of wood. A sign next to it reads 'Fish Habitat Project'

"Having to go through a whole lot of environmental regulatory processes is really a big challenge, and one that we didn't expect,"
she said.

A middle aged white woman standing on boat holding a fish. She's smiling with her mouth open

An overhead shot of a tree trunk lying in the middle of a shallow river

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An overhead shot of a creek running through a paddock

A green and gold frog with yellow eyes clutching onto a tree trunk

A creek in the Australian countryside with rocks lined across it

"[It's] been gruelling,"
Mulloon Institute chief executive Carolyn Hall said.

a picture of a river bordered by trees looking towards the horizon on a clear day.

"It needs to be ramped up, and there needs to be other markets in there to help drive these huge initiatives,"
she said.

"This is just what the scientists that were monitoring the population had warned about: that we were potentially watching a local extinction event if we didn't take action."
A creek running through a paddock

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