At NGT, we've just completed an important long-term recovery plan for threatened freshwater fish in the Murray Corridor. The plan focuses on 6 threatened fish species, all of which are floodplain specialists (a particularly vulnerable group) that are threatened with extinction - the Murray Hardyhead,...
In BIG conservation news - the Murray Crayfish (Euastacus armatus) has officially been listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act 1999 (Date effective 05-Mar-2025). The second largest crayfish in the world (second to the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish), is now protected under national environmental law....
Have you ever seen a baby Murray Crayfish? One of the cutest (and feistiest) little animals around. With some great news for South Australia’s River Murray - for the first time ever, 250 baby Murray Crayfish have been released into the river, marking a huge...
The Murray Hardyhead is a very small, nationally listed Endangered species that specialises in the wetland habitats of the Murray-Darling system. Altered flow regimes (river regulation), habitat destruction, and the effects of invasive fish, have all contributed to the decline of this species.We’ve been working...
In late November, students and staff from three Adelaide schools gathered on the banks of Torrens River at Lockleys with precious cargo. The schools (Urrbrae Agricultural College, Holy Family Catholic School and St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School) had been given the very special task...
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...
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...
