News
Black cockatoo chicks hatch among burnt habitat
The genetically distinct glossy black cockatoos of Kangaroo Island are in a precarious place following the 2019/2020 bushfires, but things are slowly looking up.
Tag: Kangaroo Island
Science & Environment
Rare image of the Kangaroo Island dunnart captured
This extremely rare image of a Kangaroo Island dunnart was captured on a DSLR camera trap system that took seven nights to achieve – adjusting focus, lighting and camera positions to target the animal’s regular movements.
News
Endangered glossy blacks spotted on Kangaroo Island for the first time after bushfires
There’s hope for Kangaroo Island’s glossy black cockatoos after all.
Science & Environment
Before and after: documenting Kangaroo Island’s recovery
A relentlessly destructive summer of bushfires has broken the hearts of the people of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, but not their spirit.
History & Culture
‘We’ll come back from this’: spirit of Kangaroo Island residents unbroken
A relentlessly destructive summer of bushfires has broken the hearts of the people of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, but not their spirit.
Science & Environment
Fossil of giant sea creature discovered in South Australia
At up to 30cm long and armed with spines for crushing and shredding food, we’ve identified a previously unknown creature that would have been a giant among its neighbours in the waters off modern-day South Australia.
News
Feral goats officially eradicated from Kangaroo Island
Classified as one of Australia’s National Landscapes, Kangaroo Island is uniquely beautiful. And now, one of the Island’s biggest threats has been eliminated.
News
Fossilised Tasmanian tiger footprints discovered on Kangaroo Island
Researchers say that Kangaroo Island was a hotspot for ancient megafauna.
Wildlife
Photographer raising awareness of road trauma on Kangaroo Island
An encounter with a kangaroo left dying on a roadside on Kangaroo Island spurred photographer Doug Gimesy into action. Now this winner of the 2016 AG Nature Photographer of the Year ‘Our Impact’ category is using his images to raise awareness of the problem. Read the full feature and see more of Doug’s striking imagery in the May-June 2017 issue of Australian Geographic (AG#138).
Adventure
Striding the wild isle
Kangaroo Island’s Wilderness Trail is a rugged, 66km walk through the beautiful landscapes of Flinders Chase National Park, past landmarks including Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch.