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Mainland forgotten fauna – the Tasmanian Devil
A few weeks ago, I came across this fascinating snippet in the Portland Observer, referencing an article from 50 years ago. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Cliff Beauglehole, he is always spoken of very highly by long-term naturalists in the region, so...Finding the forgotten grasslands of South East SA
When you think of pre-European vegetation in south-east SA, what do you see? An old Red Gum standing guard over a waterhole, a carpet of flowers and sedges spreading from its feet? Brown Stringybarks twisting toward the sky from heathy sandhills? Or a dense landscape...A deeper dive into the history of the Spotted-tailed Quoll
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...Some great Christmas holiday viewing on quolls and devils – but be quick!
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...Fascinating follow-up to last month’s Spotted-tailed Quoll story…
Last month’s article about the recent quoll capture near Beachport triggered a couple of fascinating follow-up stories that are definitely worth sharing! First of all, the story of the Spotted-tailed Quoll captured at Cobdogla, near Barmera, on the River Murray in SA in 1959, brought...Coming soon… An exciting new NGT initiative is just around the corner!
Keep an eye out for the NGT Newsletter in April or May, when you will hear all about our latest restoration initiative and your chance to be part of creating NGT’s 8th Restoration Reserve. This exciting new project is our soon to be announced ‘end...Swamps, grasslands, quolls and sleepy lizards – Summing up the 5th Annual NGT Staff Workshop
A couple of weeks ago we managed to get much of the team at NGT together for our annual workshop (unfortunately the majority of our native fish crew were still tied up in a busy field season that keeps rolling on, so we’ll have to...A big thank you to our volunteers and supporters in 2022
Our volunteers make a huge difference to the amount and scale of work we are able to achieve here at NGT. As we work across a large geographical area of Australia, our volunteers are involved in a diverse range of tasks with us. With the...Celebrating the launch of the Wetland Field Guide at Walker Swamp
Posted on 20 Dec 2022 at 09:38h
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With a lot of anticipation, back in October Lisa and I met with students from Hamilton Parklands School and Good Shepherd College at Walker Swamp for a final field trip. Since the start of the year, we have been working with students to co-develop a...