Where the vast Nullarbor Plain meets the ocean. South Australia is a land of spectacle. You can see a million birds fishing in the middle of a desert, when Lake Eyre floods. You can watch dozens of whales, swimming and breeding beneath limestone cliffs at the edge of the world’s largest karst landscape filled with unexplored caves, as you stand on the edge between the Great Australian Bight and the Nullarbor. It’s a place of wonders and an environment worth fighting for. Our Adelaide office has already helped protect the Great Australian Bite Marine Park, the Yellabinna Wilderness, the Gammon Ranges, Coongie Lakes, and many other places. Help us to protect the rest of the wonders of South Australia.
- MARINE PARKS...great for our state
- Nullarbor Wilderness Campaign
- Protecting South Australia
The Wilderness Society, along with other national and South Australian conservation groups, is campaigning for the protection of our unique marine and coastal environments through the establishment of Marine Parks and Wilderness Protection Areas.
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The Wilderness Society has nominated the Nullarbor Plain for protection under South Australia's Wilderness Protection Act 1992. Recognised internationally for its natural and cultural heritage values, the iconic plain is the largest semi-arid karst cave system in the world. Despite this, the area is under serious threat!
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South Australia contains vast areas of wilderness and has some of the highest quality arid and marine wilderness anywhere. Sharing borders with all mainland states, SA is crucial to any vision of continent wide conservation. Protecting core areas and connecting processes in and between these areas is a key WildCountry goal and an aim of The Wilderness Society.
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- New marine sanctuaries for Australia’s south west - June 23, 2009
- Real Marine Protection one step closer in SA - June 22, 2009 With the release of proposed outer boundaries for a network of multiple-use marine parks in South Australia, The Wilderness Society is stepping up the pressure to ensure the marine parks program delivers real and effective protection for our coasts and oceans, not pretend parks with insignificant sanctuaries
- We must save the Coorong - April 06, 2009
Most of the marine life in Commonwealth waters off south west Australia is unique to the region. Extending from Kalbarri in WA to Kangaroo Island in SA, this huge area of 1.3 million km2 currently has negligible protection - less than 1% in marine sanctuaries (‘no take’).
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The health of a rivers estuary reflects the overall health of the river system, which is why saving the Coorong is so important. The only way to do this is to address the massive over-allocation of water used for irrigation, as a matter of urgency.
South Australia Events
- Volunteer with The Wilderness Society SA
- Whaletime Playtime Festival
The Wilderness Society SA is always looking for volunteers to help with our exciting campaigns – to participate in peaceful activities, organise small events, help out in the office and much more!
Come visit us in Education Alley at the Whaletime Playtime Festival in Victor Harbor on Sunday 5th July from 10am to 4pm. Factsheets, stickers, puzzles and more. PLUS meet our good friend Lucy the Leafy Seadragon!
South Australia Media Releases
- National call for marine park sanctuary zones in SA - May 06, 2009
- For Australia’s sake, buy the water back! Save the Murray Darling Basin estuary (the Coorong and Lower Lakes) - February 02, 2009
- The Coorong needs water now! - August 01, 2008
With the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas meeting in Adelaide, conservation groups from across Australia came together today to reaffirm their support for a South Australian network of marine parks, which has at its core, a system of highly protected no-take sanctuary zones.
Today is World Wetlands Day and The Wilderness Society is calling for urgent action to save the Coorong and Lower Murray Lakes.
The Wilderness Society calls for action to fix the dying Lower Murray Lakes and Coorong area, now!
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