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eDNA shows diverse wildlife in the rivers of the Murray–Darling Basin

24 July 2024

Fish, frogs, freshwater turtles, water birds and platypus are among the diverse species found living in waterways across the Murray Darling Basin thanks to an innovative study that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) to better understand the spread of

Lifting the shell on endangered Manning River turtles

4 July 2024

Researchers have captured the world’s first images of endangered Manning River turtles mating in the wild as part of ramped-up monitoring work uncovering never-before-seen clues about their lives.

Secret life in our waterways unveiled

22 November 2022

A new environmental monitoring program is peeling back the curtain on the secret life of fish and other aquatic animals living in NSW’s coastal rivers.