Oaklands Wetlands, in the south-western suburbs of Adelaide, has been an important breeding habitat for some threatened native fish since late 2021. Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon, which are critically endangered, were introduced here after many years of preparation (see our previous post). These colourful little fish...
Meet the southern purple spotted gudgeon, a little native fish that is critically endangered in Victoria, and has been missing in action from much of the state. In fact they were thought to be regionally extinct until some were found in a lake that was...
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)...
The rediscovery of Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon in Third Reedy Lake, near Kerang, northern Victoria in 2019, marked the second time this species had apparently come 'back from the dead'. Following this discovery, fish were collected and bred by Aquasave-NGT and Middle Creek Farm before being...
Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon, once thought to be regionally extinct, were found in Third Reedy and Middle Reedy Lakes near Kerang, Victoria in 2019. Recently, a collaborative team of stakeholders including Aquasave-NGT ecologists collected 25 fish from the wild to begin an exciting breeding and reintroduction...
There has been a hive of activity at Oaklands Wetland (south of Adelaide, SA) over the past month with introduced fish management in full swing. The ten ponds of the wetland system were drained down and then further pumped out in early April by the...
Urrbrae High School and Alberton Primary School students have been doing something very cool - breeding Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon! The schools are working with Aquasave-NGT and the Department of Environment and Water with funding from Australian Government National Landcare to manage a hatchery and...
I am currently in the last stages of my incredible Churchill Fellowship adventures. I have seen many wonderful things, walked a lot and learnt about all aspects of translocations and conservation more generally. I also met some inspiring people! This blog covers my time in...
We are underway with fish sampling for a number of projects across the Mt Lofty Ranges and Lower Lakes. Over the next two and a half months we will visit over 100 sites collecting data on the condition of (a) fish communities across the Eastern Mt Lofty...
In case you missed it on ABC2 last week, this short documentary about the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon, featuring our own Nick Whiterod, is still screening for one more week in i-view. You can watch the 5 minute short film on-line by clicking here. Plus, if you are...
