Environment SA News archive

New ranger district to celebrate World Ranger Day
02 August 2021
A new ranger district has been created in Adelaide’s southern suburbs and park ranger numbers have risen by nearly 50 per cent in the past three years as the South Australian Government celebrated World Ranger Day earlier this month.

Rare chance to spot historic shipwreck at Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
02 August 2021
Recent winter storms and heavy seas have fully exposed the historic wrecks of the Ethel sailing ship and the S.S. Ferret coastal steamer, at Ethel Beach in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park on southern Yorke Peninsula.

20-year-old record smashed for visitors touring Naracoorte Caves
30 July 2021
Increased demand for regional travel and ‘holidaying at home’ has resulted in a record-breaking number of people visiting Naracoorte Caves National Park.

Children to learn in nature with SA first program
29 July 2021
South Australian school students will get out of the classroom more often to learn in nature under a unique joint-program between the state’s Environment and Education departments.

Ngarrindjeri knowledge database to inform Coorong management
28 July 2021
The Department for Environment and Water is partnering with the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation to develop a database of cultural knowledge to inform the future management of the Coorong.

Raising event to get underway at Lock 2 Weir Pool
26 July 2021
Water users will start to notice a change to the River Murray water levels during July as weir pool raising commences to improve the health of the river and environment.

Eyre Peninsula locals urged to report feral goats and deer sightings
21 July 2021
Community members in the Cleve Hills area are being urged to report any sightings of feral goats and deer, especially within Yeldulknie Conservation Park, to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board.

Creating a more butterfly friendly Adelaide for everyone's wellbeing
20 July 2021
A new program to create a more butterfly friendly metropolitan South Australia has been launched as part of Adelaide’s push to become a National Park City.

Big fine for little bird theft
19 July 2021
A Glenelg North man has been convicted of breaching the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, receiving a hefty fine for illegally taking native birds.

Resilient platypuses fight back following KI bushfires
19 July 2021
A team of researchers have surveyed the introduced population of platypuses on Kangaroo Island, revealing that the species may be on the road to recovery following the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires.