The 11th Australian Stream Management conference was held in Victor Harbor SA over the 11th - 14th August, showcasing both the local region and some of NGT's sites. NGT senior ecologists Sylvia Zukowski and Ben Taylor were selected to present at the conference and develop...
The removal of almost 300 large Common Carp from Oaklands Wetland near Marion, SA, was recently undertaken by our aquatic ecology team. This annual fish management in the wetland is an important part of not only maintaining cleaner water but also providing a safe home...
The aquatic ecology team has been busy this winter surveying, reintroducing and 'head starting' Murray Crayfish. This iconic species was lost to South Australia 40 years ago. The range, distribution and abundance of this species has also been reduced in NSW and VIC due to...
The annual Mount Lofty Ranges fish and habitat monitoring has been completed by NGT staff, revealing great ongoing data and trends in native and alien fish populations throughout the region. Monitoring in 2024 represents more than twenty years of data which is an amazing accomplishment....
On Monday 22 April, Oaklands Wetlands in Adelaide was teeming with members of the community, excited children, native fish, turtles, yabbies and water bugs! The 'Go Wild in Nature' event was organised by The City of Marion. Nature Glenelg Trust's Senior Ecologist Dr Sylvia Zukowski...
Investigator College year 6 students and year 12 conservation and ecosystem management students recently spent two days at their Currency Creek campus undertaking fish surveys with NGT's senior aquatic ecologist, Sylvia. The enthusiastic students sampled six species of native fish, yabbies, freshwater shrimp and turtles....
Hidden at the base of a rocky cliff face in the lower Rodwell Creek is a deep, peaceful pool that is home to one of the only remaining River Blackfish populations in the South Australian portion of the Murray Darling Basin. The population at Rodwell...
At the western edge of its national range in Australia, a beautiful little native fish has been in a fight for survival for over 15 years. The Yarra Pygmy Perch was first found in the Lower Lakes in South Australia in 2002, but unfortunately disappeared...
What do you do when aquatic vegetation grows over too much of a vital surrogate wetland that is housing threatened fish species? - get many hands together and pull it out! Aquatic vegetation is excellent for native fauna, but if it grows over too...
Our Southern Bell Frog (aka Growling Grass Frog) breeding facility in Clayton Bay has reached another important milestone recently. Since it's inception in 2019 (with just 20 tadpoles) the facility has aimed to support the conservation of this nationally endangered frog species, by breeding them...
