Platypuses fight back after bushfires
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 […]
‘Jewel of nature’ on the brink after bushfire
Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of the green carpenter bee (Xylocopa aerata), the largest native bee in southern Australia. The […]
Kangaroo Island: a megafauna haven?
Flinders palaeontologist Dr Gavin Prideaux and PhD student, Matthew McDowell, have just returned from a preliminary survey of Kangaroo Island’s south-west with the beginnings of a potentially rich fossil bounty – courtesy of cavers, tourists and owls.