A recent article in the Warrnambool Standard is helping to spread the word about a new NGT research project, being led by our research ecologist Adam Miller, that will enable us to clarify the genetic status of Brolgas in southern Australia. You can also download a...
The first of many working bees occurred within the Ramsar-listed Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park recently, whereby the Mt Gambier Friends of Parks group helped to create additional habitat through our Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities project. This region-wide project (being run by Nature Glenelg Trust on...
For anyone who may have missed it from our facebook page, a great story about Robbie the Bittern by Ian Lunt was published on-line a couple of weeks ago. You can read the article here, or download a pdf version here: The hunt for 'Robbie B'...
If you didn't get a copy of the latest edition of FTGU, it had a couple of NGT articles that we can share with you here, one about Robbie the Bittern and another about Malleefowl. Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_11944" align="aligncenter" width="378"] Article on Robbie the Bittern from...
The Long Swamp restoration trial has been getting some great coverage in the regional media - and we are grateful for their support in sharing this good news story. As well as a radio interview I did with Stan Thomson on ABC South East a...
[caption id="attachment_11168" align="alignright" width="300"] Sylvia counting fish, with a little help from her friends.[/caption] We recently completed an autumn round of fish sampling of the Torrens River with over 17,000 fish across 11 species recorded. The catch was again dominated by freshwater generalists and introduced species,...
The latest edition of From the Ground Up is now out, and the community nursery project is featured in a great little story on page 11. Just in case you missed it, you can check out the article below - which can also be enlarged by...
I recently completed sampling on the River Torrens that provided ongoing assessment of water quality improvements and the installation of fish ladders - restoration initiatives by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board. Many of you will have opinions based on your own observations...
The winter edition of From the Ground Up has been out for a little while, but in case you missed it, the NGT stories that featured in the latest edition can be downloaded in pdf format here: Yarra Pygmy Perch Article, by Lauren Veale - Page...
[caption id="attachment_6189" align="alignleft" width="300"] The release team![/caption] A small, but significant, release of southern purple-spotted gudgeon recently took place in the Lower Murray. Approximately 225 fish were released by students from Alberton Primary School and Urrbrae Agricultural High School into the wetland north of Murray Bridge where...
