Year 5 students from Investigator College spent a fun-filled, hands-on day on the River at Currency Creek learning about local turtles and fish, and their conservation. Over 50% of the world's turtle and tortoise species are threatened with extinction. In Australia, there are 20 species...
This is big! Murray crayfish, extinct in South Australia until just last year, have officially been sampled in SA for the first time in over 40 years! As you may have heard NGT released the first 200 Murray Crayfish back into SA waters in May...
Submerged aquatic plants play a vital role in wetlands, streams and rivers. They help purify the water and increase water quality, provide habitat and food to a wide variety of aquatic organisms and provide critical spawning habitat for native fish species to lay their eggs....
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...
