Southern Brown Bandicoot survey updates and an unexpected Wombat sighting!

Posted at 26 Jun 2026 at 16:33h in News, Citizen Science, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, NGT Education, Research by Bryan Haywood

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We had a fabulous turn-out for our Bandicoot diggings workshop held at Mt Burr Swamp education facility. It's so good to see the community come together, eager to learn about and be active in the protect local threatened species. If you'd like to go back...

More unusual biodiversity observations!

Posted at 29 May 2026 at 10:24h in News, Butterfly/moth monitoring by Bryan Haywood

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After last month's story attracted wide interest, the unusual butterfly observations keep coming in, especially in the mid-North, Riverland and Adelaide regions of South Australia. Vicki Kschammer (from Marrabel, Kapunda) recently shared some observations with two great piccies below: A Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus). This species...

Unusual recent observations of ‘boom’ cycles in nature

Posted at 29 Apr 2026 at 09:57h in News, Butterfly/moth monitoring, Threatened Orchids by Bryan Haywood

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Have you seen anything unusual lately, like lots and lots of something? There has been an enormous explosion in a range of creatures throughout South Australia, and the following are a bunch of photos and descriptions of each occurrence. Maybe you have seen them too.High...

Vital butterfly and sun-moth monitoring continues — Can you help?

Posted at 26 Feb 2026 at 12:14h in News, Butterfly/moth monitoring, NGT Education by Bryan Haywood

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Monitoring butterflies is an enjoyable activity. And it doesn't matter whether you are young or old, or whether you are familiar with your local species or not - everyone can participate. Over the last four months, NGT has been running survey and monitoring workshops to...

In a first for the NGT nursery, we are germinating weeds! Read on to learn why…

Posted at 26 Jun 2025 at 14:50h in News, Community Nursery Project, Research by Angela Jones

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We were recently contacted by Cassie Hlava from the Limestone Coast Landscape Board to see if we could grow some weeds for them. So many things ran through my mind, but after the initial shock it sounded like something interesting that we could be involved...

New study refocusses fish conservation efforts – Introduced fish biggest threat to native species

Posted at 29 Nov 2024 at 20:12h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Research, Threatened Species Conservation by Tessa Roberts

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Fifty-two top native fish experts from across the country including Sylvia Zukowski (NGT), Nick Whiterod, Michael Hammer and Maiko Lutz (ex-NGT), have banded together to complete the nation's first comprehensive national freshwater fish assessment. They used the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria...

Understanding vegetation dynamics in wetlands – Who’s really impacting the ecosystem?

Posted at 29 Nov 2024 at 20:09h in News, Research by Talyar Pay

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When we think about the factors influencing wetland vegetation (think animals, water and human intervention), several characters might come to mind - like the notorious 'Charlie Carp', 'Old Man Emu', 'Babe the Pig', or even 'Skippy'. But, characters aside, understanding the real drivers behind wetland...

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Southern Brown Bandicoot survey updates and an unexpected Wombat sighting!

More unusual biodiversity observations!

Unusual recent observations of ‘boom’ cycles in nature

Vital butterfly and sun-moth monitoring continues — Can you help?

In a first for the NGT nursery, we are germinating weeds! Read on to learn why…

New study refocusses fish conservation efforts – Introduced fish biggest threat to native species

Understanding vegetation dynamics in wetlands – Who’s really impacting the ecosystem?

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