The fight to save the Franklin River started in a totally different part of Tasmania's wilderness: with a proposal to dam the paradise inland beach of Lake Pedder.
In this episode of Saving the Franklin, a mystery disappearance and a devastating loss signal to campaigners just how far they'll have to go in the next battle.
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Host: Jo Lauder
Supervising Producer: Bethany Atkinson-Quinton
Producer: Piia Wirsu
Executive Producer: Clare Rawlinson
Additional Production, Research and Fact checking: Tynan King
Editorial Policy Advisors: Jane Connors and Bridget Caldwell-Bright
Editorial Support: Tim Roxburgh, Ruby Schwartz
Sound Engineering: John Jacobs
Original Music: Casey Holford
Digital Team: Michael Dulaney, Rosanna Ryan, Anna Levy
Production Management: Brigit Berger, Alison Barclay
News Archive Sources ABC News, The Wilderness Society, Libraries Tasmania
Audio Studios manager: Monique Bowley
Manager Radio National: Cath Dwyer
Show art image includes Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend, by Peter Dombrovskis via the National Library of Australia