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---- Brogo Reserve
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Grass, grass & more grass
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
18 February 2022
While dust storms have been a regular occurrence across much of Australia's rangelands, at Bon Bon cryptogams are replacing heavily impacted bare soil and perennial grasses are coming back.
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Starting them young!
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
09 November 2021
This year’s fauna monitoring at Boolcoomatta, also termed Critter Camp, was another success with a great bunch of volunteers gathering to peer inside traps for a week.
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Mammals, mammals, more mammals, and reptiles too!
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
26 March 2021
Every year out at Arid Recovery Reserve, near Roxby Downs in outback South Australia, a small team of animal enthusiasts gather to conduct the annual monitoring of small vertebrates found inside...
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New research on impacts of grazing by native species
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
12 January 2021
New research led by the University of NSW and supported by Bush Heritage Australia has shown that overgrazing by overabundant native herbivores is degrading fragile ecosystems to the detriment of...
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Signs of post-drought recovery on Bon Bon
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
24 November 2020
One of the most anticipated events on the calendar for our South Australian reserves is small vertebrate trapping. These surveys provide the opportunity to eyeball some of the lesser encountered...
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Patter Patter Boolcoomatta
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
26 October 2020
The words of CJ Dennis finally came to fruition after two-and-a-half years of relentless dry weather and dust out at Boolcoomatta, with nearly 100mm of rain falling in the last few weeks. It’s easy...
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Yellow-throated Miner trapping
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
01 September 2020
In early August, research staff from South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water visited Boolcoomatta to conduct some Yellow-throated Miner trapping, as part of a project to investigate...
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The problem with goats
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
16 August 2020
Feral goats are a major threat to our rangeland vegetation throughout Australia, where they roam the countryside largely unmanaged.
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Gilgai country
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
23 July 2020
Gilgais act as a source for the capture of water after rainfall events. Even during these dry times, the response in vegetation after a small amount of rain is most prominent around these gilgais...
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Scats used to find what was on the menu
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
27 April 2020
Eleven fox scats collected on Bon Bon Station Reserve by our South Australian Arid Rangelands Ecologist Graeme Finlayson late last year were sent away for analysis to get a better picture of what...
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Purplewood Acacia monitoring
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
16 April 2020
Purplewood trees provide habitat for species such as fairy-wrens and chirruping wedgebills and are a host for other important plants such as mistletoe. The ‘Purplewood Project’ was established to...
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Bouncing bundle of joy at Boolcoomatta
by
Graeme Finlayson (Ecologist)
on
10 May 2019
On Friday 26th April, much to the delight of dedicated long-term volunteers, Tony and Meredith Geyer, a female Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby with a large joey was photographed on Eagle Rock just prior...
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