With the temperature dropping and the first frosts felt across south-eastern Australia, the Murray Crayfish (Euastacus armatus), second largest freshwater crayfish in the world, becomes more active. NGT has been involved in the conservation of this species for many years, including leading a genetic study...
It feels like I'm on a bit of a roll with interesting wildlife encounters to report this year, which started with the story of the feathertail glider we shared back in February. So with autumn now behind us, let's go through a bit of a...
Although the title of this article may sound like a Dr Seuss rhyme, I assure you it's not about a made up species! A few years ago on a quick trip up to Birdsville (in far south-west Queensland, just over the South Australian border), I...
NGT's 10th Anniversary celebrations finally got underway over the past few weeks, with our first community event held at the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve on the 30th April and 1st May. The weekend involved a series of events between midday Saturday and 4pm Sunday, and was...
We know there were many people who hoped to attend the event at Walker Swamp but for one reason or another were not able to make it. But fear not...
Last Saturday afternoon, the 14th of May 2022, we finally had the chance to slide open the brand new predator proof gates at Mt Vandyke and welcome over 60 NGT supporters, volunteers and donors, to see the site and talk about our progress, almost exactly...
Around this time of year birds around the world of many species have just completed, or are in the process of completing, some amazing flights as they shift north (or in one case, west) to find warmer and more productive climes. Many of those moving...
After not being seen in Adelaide wetlands for 100 years, critically endangered Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon were released into Oaklands Wetland late last year. Oaklands Wetland underwent five years of water drawdown and alien fish elimination to make it suitable for this release (see previous post here)...
'Saving the spinys: urgent actions to conserve the Euastacus freshwater crayfish', is a ground-breaking bushfire recovery project funded by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitats program.The project has provided vital information needed to the conserve species of Euastacus that were impacted by...
After much discussion, planning and preparation, the second week of April was ear-marked for the exciting task of deploying water level and salinity loggers across the Apsley Marshes Ramsar site. Luckily, the weather was fine and despite some recent rain, the tracks into the main...
