Wildlife
Urban birdwatching guide to Adelaide
With its unique central location, Adelaide boasts easy access to birds across a dramatic range of habitats: desert, woodlands, wetlands and shorelines.
Tag: South Australia
Wildlife
Citizen science project calls on public to track South Australia’s microbats
In a bid to understand more about Australia’s microbat populations, scientists from the University of Adelaide are asking the public to use bat detectors to record and analyse each species unique calls.
History & Culture
Inside the world of museum taxidermy
Jo Bain, who’s worked at the South Australian Museum as a taxidermist since the age of 15, guides Australian Geographic through the changing face of his beloved profession.
Wildlife
Threatened Aussie mouse sneaks onto conservation reserve
Many endangered species have been re-introduced onto the outback South Australian reserve – but this is the first time one has re-introduced itself.
Wildlife
Fishing for Australia’s ‘laziest’ lizards
Once thought to be extinct, the pygmy bluetongue is today rarely seen except by experts with fishing rods.
Reader Photos
Chasing the light
Light filters through the trees in Molly’s Chase in the Clare Valley, South Australia.
Destinations
Outback South Australia springs to life with record rains
Record rainfall has filled Lake Eyre and breathed new life into parts of outback South Australia.
History & Culture
Australia’s nuclear tourist hot spot
Maralinga – its very name sounds ominous to Australians. Blasted and battered by nuclear tests in the 1950s and ’60s, this land has finally been given back to its traditional owners. But they don’t want to return – instead, they have opened the gates to paying visitors.
History & Culture
People power
Each year, hundreds of enthusiastic speed racers gather at Murray Bridge, SA, to show off their bravery, skill and sleek machines. But with no engines, this race is a quiet – yet lively – affair.