In far-west New South Wales, on the banks of the Murray River, lies Willingie Station, a 2,362 hectare conservation property. The private property has been managed for conservation for the past decade. The site holds important habitat, particularly for native fish and waterbirds. River regulation...
On a glorious sunny July day, NGT, together with the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board and River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation had the pleasure of undertaking the fourth year of Murray Crayfish releases into the SA reintroduction reach of the River Murray. Two...
For the first time, a group of researchers from NGT, Adelaide University, CSIRO, University of Tasmania and Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre have produced credible age estimates for the nationally Vulnerable Southern Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca australis). The age estimates are made...
The conservation of the nationally endangered Woods Well Spyridium (Spyridium fontis-woodii) has reached an exciting new milestone, with Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) recently engaged by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board to prepare a management plan for this remarkable species. Woods Well Spyridium (Spyridium fontis-woodii) flowering in...
Over 550 juvenile (10-month-old) Murray Crayfish, raised in captivity at the NGT hatchery, were released to the SA reintroduction reach of the Murray River this month. This iconic species was locally extinct in South Australia for about 40 years until we released the first...
Nature Glenelg Trust and our partners, the Barkandji River Rangers, recently assisted in the recovery of a valuable population of Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon. The endangered native fish are in Bingera Creek, located in far-west NSW. The population was established there in June 2024 when fish...
Have you ever seen a digging that looks like this? Well, you might have just come across a Southern Brown Bandicoot! We are in the midst of a digging bonanza as we endeavor to re-survey 360+ sites for the presence of bandicoots in bushland areas...
River Blackfish in the Mount Lofty Ranges have experienced significant declines in number and distribution, and are fully protected in South Australia. Their declines are attributed to alien fish species, habitat modification, and less water at their sites. Recently, some River Blackfish sites in the...
With funding support from the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species Program, Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) and Millewa Pumping have successfully reintroduced the critically endangered Murray Hardyhead to a managed wetland in South Australia’s Riverland. The Murray Hardyhead is one of Australia’s most threatened native fish,...
A perk of working in conservation is that your kids have the opportunity to get involved. Scott is one of our Senior Aquatic Ecologists, based in Mildura. Scott's 8-year-old daughter Ylva, recently got a taste of the action when she helped release Murray Crayfish into...
