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AKK resting at Bald Hill. Photo by Paul Taylor.
Popular frequent flyer preparing for his next trip

27 February 2020

One of Adelaide’s most well-known frequent flyers, Go-Go godwit, has been spotted on the mudflats north of Adelaide.

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Unpacked: South Australia’s new way of managing natural resources

27 February 2020

Want a simple explanation of the Landscape SA natural resources management reforms? Here’s what you need to know.

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The Department for Environment and Water acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

The Department works in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and supports their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.

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