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Children to learn in nature with SA first program

29/07/2021

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

28/07/2021

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

26/07/2021

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

21/07/2021

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

20/07/2021

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

19/07/2021

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

19/07/2021

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.

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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.