Nick and other Aquasave staff at NGT, who specialise in our region's aquatic threatened species, have been doing a great job bringing attention to the plight of Yarra Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca obscura) in the lower Murray system, and highlighting what we need to do to...
Back in February, I had a great chat with Selina Green from ABC South East. In a wide-ranging chat that took us all around the region, we talked about current NGT projects at Hutt Bay, Long Swamp, Walker Swamp and Mt Burr Swamp, and plans for the...
It's been a very busy six months for the Mulloway Tagging Program. We've now recorded almost 50 recaptures! You can read all about the project's top taggers and recent recaptures in the third edition of our Tagging Newsletter. I hope you enjoy the read. [caption id="attachment_32376"...
February the 2nd each year is World Wetlands Day, and this year we're making a very special announcement to mark the occasion!On the day itself (Saturday morning), I had a chat to Rod Sparks on ABC South East to talk all about it - which...
Thanks to over 100 donors, volunteers and supporters who attended our community celebration at Walker Swamp on the 23rd of September, this special day was a great success!A morning cuppa by the campfire as the crowd gathered, was followed by the formalities of a few...
[caption id="attachment_29169" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Front cover of the new field guide displaying a photo taken by Herpetologist and SA Museum curator Mark Hutchinson of the Tussock Skink (Pseudemoia pagenstecheri).[/caption] Nature Glenelg Trust has recently finalised an update to a Field Guide to the Skinks of the...
Last Saturday, I had a great chat to Rod Sparks on his morning program for ABC South East about our wetlands in the region, why they matter and what we are doing about it at NGT. To hear more, click on the player below! [audio mp3="http://natureglenelg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mark-Bachmann-Swamps-with-Rod-Sparks-ABC-Sat-11th-Aug-2018.mp3"][/audio] [caption id="attachment_30029"...
As you will have noticed if you've been outdoors in the past couple of months, it's fungi season! For most of the year, we barely cast a thought toward fungi, but when the cooler and wetter weather triggers many species to start fruiting (producing mushrooms) we...
So what do tea bags have to do with swamps?...
Fish stocking for fishery purposes is routinely undertaken, but conservation translocations remain relatively uncommon in the aquatic world (in terrestrial ecosystems however they are more widespread). On a sunny day in late July 2017, a small but important step toward the recovery of Murray crayfish...
