A massive $1.6 billion windfarm project is under threat over a seemingly small detail that has some up in arms.

A $1.6 billion “mega” windfarm project is under threat over its potential impacts to a healthy population of Tasmanian devils.

The controversial project proposed for the remote, privately owned, Robbins Island in Tasmania’s far northwest cannot progress further without the company behind it, ACEN, providing crucial information on the iconic creatures.

However, the company believes only two of the endangered marsupials will be affected by the build.

The creatures on Robbins Island are believed to be free of devil facial tumour disease – a disease which wiped out more than 80 per cent of the mainland Tasmanian devil population.

This has sparked concerns that construction of a bridge to connect the two islands would allow the disease to spread to the uninfected population.

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