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Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies bounce back to Boolcoomatta
by
Donna Gaskin
on
24 August 2022
Several Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies have been caught on camera at the Saddle on Boolcoomatta Reserve. They appear to be new residents as numbers increase in the Olary Ranges.
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Soil conservation is critical on Boolcoomatta
by
Tim Zwiersen (Reserve Manager)
on
11 April 2022
A focus for our work at Boolcoomatta is the hydrological rehabilitation of the property. We recently completed works at Wiperaminga Hills, with the aim to stop water and soil moving off the...
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When the floods came
by
Tim Zwiersen (Reserve Manager)
on
14 December 2021
October 2021 has delivered a significant rain event at Boolcoomatta Station Reserve. My family and I moved up to Boolcoomatta Station Reserve on Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali Country in mid-October...
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Another Plains-wanderer sighted at Boolcoomatta
by
Saskia Gerhardy (Bush Heritage Intern)
on
30 November 2021
It’s small, brown and has a habit of flattening itself to the ground to avoid detection. Finding a Plains-wanderer is no easy feat.
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The devastating impact of rabbits
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on
12 November 2021
The Conversation recently published an article about the devastating impact that rabbits have had and continue to exert on Australia plants, wildlife and landscapes.
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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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Monitoring vegetation cover remotely
by
Angus Retallack (PhD researcher)
on
11 June 2021
I'm completing my PhD with the Spatial Sciences Group in the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Adelaide in collaboration with Bush Heritage Australia. My research will be conducted...
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When the drought breaks
by
Kurt Tschirner (Reserve Manager)
on
02 February 2021
In Spring last year, drenching rains across South Australia ended a two-year drought for our Boolcoomatta Reserve, Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali country. The moisture transformed the arid landscape...
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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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A Boolcoomatta bush Christmas
by
Meredith Geyer (volunteer caretaker)
on
07 January 2021
After settling in for a three week stay as caretakers, we couldn’t wait to get out in the field at Boolcoomatta Reserve to see what had changed since the welcome spring rains had arrived.
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Birds boom at Boolcoomatta!
by
Sam Fischer – Bon Bon Field Officer
on
18 December 2020
Earlier this month, Boolcoomatta Reserve staff had the pleasure of hosting five members of Birds South Australia to undertake bird surveys across the reserve. The dedicated volunteers came from all...
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The impact of kangaroos on termites
by
Baptiste Wijas (PhD candidate)
on
17 December 2020
I am a PhD student at the University of New South Wales investigating the indirect top-down effects of the absence of dingoes on ecosystems. One of my study sites includes Boolcoomatta Reserve west...
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