Following approval of my Fellowship report, I've officially become a Churchill Fellow! My Fellowship focused on the conservation translocation of threatened Australian freshwater species, namely, 'To develop world leading reintroduction strategies for threatened South Australian aquatic species'. My Fellowship report summarises the main activities of my overseas travels...
Our Southern Bell Frog (aka Growling Grass Frog) conservation facility at Clayton Bay on the shores of Lake Alexandrina reached an important milestone recently. After over a year of construction and preparation, more than 20 tadpoles have arrived at the facility over the past few...
This blog details the last stages of my Churchill Fellowship adventures where I travelled to England, Ireland and Sweden.After meeting with 50 experts in 66 days across 20 city and towns over five countries, my Churchill Fellowship has come to an end. I walked a...
I am currently in the last stages of my incredible Churchill Fellowship adventures. I have seen many wonderful things, walked a lot and learnt about all aspects of translocations and conservation more generally. I also met some inspiring people! This blog covers my time in...
On Wednesday 26th June at 8:15am, I embark on my Churchill Fellowship travels to explore world's best practice for the translocation of aquatic species (namely small fishes and freshwater crayfish). This is thanks to the generosity of Henry Rischbeith and his family through the Richard...
Did you know that the second largest freshwater crayfish in the world, the Murray Crayfish (Euastacus armatus), was once widespread and abundant in the Murray River in South Australia? However, following population loss attributed to habitat degradation such as the regulation of flows and water...
This time last year, we held the Great Goolwa Cockle Challenge to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable management of recreational fisheries. Prior to the event we tagged and released over 3000 cockles (also known as pipis) at Goolwa Beach. On the community day, Saturday...
[caption id="attachment_31391" align="alignleft" width="212"] Receiving my Fellowship from His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le.[/caption] As one of the nine South Australian Churchill Fellows awarded by The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - AU in 2018, I attended a ceremony recently at Government House. The ceremony was hosted by the South...
Have you ever done the 'Goolwa cockle shuffle'? Year 11 Conservation and Land Management students from Investigator College had the shuffle all sorted, after assisting Sylvia to gather, identify, tag and measure cockles at Goolwa Beach. Sylvia provided the students with a background to the ecology, management and conservation...
Many of us are aware of the critical importance of flow for streams and wetlands and that reduced flows will impact these ecosystems. Despite this, it is not always easy to find empirical evidence to support these general views. Nick has been working with staff from...
