Imperial Jezebel (Delias harpalyce) Photo: Bob Green Bryan is our resident invertebrate expert, and is particularly adept at butterfly identification. So recently when he spotted some unusual butterfly observations popping up on iNaturalist, he was reminded of his own surprising sighting of this particular butterfly, which...
Colleen lighting the hilltop burn As some of you may have read in previous blogs, Mount Vandyke in an NGT restoration reserve, in in the heart of Cobboboonee National Park in Victoria. The site is a volcanic peak, which has been historically cleared for grazing and...
For followers of our journey to restore the native vegetation of Mount Vandyke, we can share the positive news that everything is progressing well. The Tussock Grass (Poa labillardierei) planted in June are doing particularly well, some have even flowered and set seed! We're...
NGT's Bec Sheldon and Ben Taylor were lucky enough to work amongst some rather spectacular scenery in Tasmania recently, whilst undertaking some water level monitoring at Apsley Marshes. Access can be difficult here, but kayaks serve a dual purpose as useful floating gear holders. What...
Over the past couple of months of the the NGT newsletter, the Spotted-tailed Quoll has been in the spotlight. Firstly in October, we took a closer look at the recent quoll capture near Beachport, and then last month, we followed that up with some more...
A couple of years ago (back in Part 13 of our Forgotten Fauna series) I shared a link to a fantastic documentary on the Eastern Quoll, filmed in Tasmania by Simon Plowright. Due to the ABC's licensing arrangements for the program, the link didn't remain...
Eared worm-lizard (Aprasia aurita) PF Olsen, OneFortyOne (OFO) and Nature Glenelg Trust are joining forces to try and find new colonies of the endangered eared worm-lizard (Aprasia aurita) in the Limestone Coast region (pictured). With a five-year project funded from PF Olsen (and annual support through...
I am sure I am not alone in feeling like the year has absolutely flown by, so here we are with Christmas upon us again! - which means yes, this is the final NGT newsletter for 2023. Taking a quick glance back at our newsletters...
Back in August, we announced a range of staffing updates at NGT, including saying farewell to Paula Thomson who had helped NGT significantly over the past couple of years with our philanthropic partnerships, by connecting with our supporters in Melbourne and beyond. I'm pleased to...
What do you do when aquatic vegetation grows over too much of a vital surrogate wetland that is housing threatened fish species? - get many hands together and pull it out! Aquatic vegetation is excellent for native fauna, but if it grows over too...
