South Australia Info

Marine Parks - Great for our State - July 16, 2009

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 containing networks of large no-take sanctuaries.

Nullarbor Wilderness Campaign - August 22, 2008

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!

Protecting South Australia - July 19, 2008

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.

South Australian Campaign Chronology 1976 - 2001 - September 07, 2003

Timeline of campaign and other work by TWS's South Australian branch over the Society's first 25 years.

WildCountry in South Australia - June 21, 2005

WildCountry in South Australia is both a bold framework for campaigning and a specific pilot project: the Western Wilderness Corridor. The corridor spans a biologically crucial zone from the central Eyre Peninsula to the Western Australian border and is a first step to establishing WildCountry in South Australia.

SA Wilderness Campaigns - October 31, 2005

South Australia has a strong Wilderness Protection Act. We are now campaigning to have high quality wilderness areas protected under that Act. Key campaigns include Yellabinna, and the large Central Eyre Peninsula Parks.

The Wilderness Society South Australia contacts - February 23, 2009

For public, media and other enquiries.

Coongie Lakes - February 01, 2006

Coongie Lakes is one of South Australia's most important natural areas. As a major wetland system in an arid area, the lakes are recognised as being internationally important and are home to tens of thousands of water birds. Despite this, the Coongie Lakes system faces a number of threats and are inadequately protected.

Gillnetting the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (GABMP)! - November 25, 2009

Recent research has shown that the GABMP does not effectively protect Australian Sea Lion colonies at the Bunda Cliffs from shark gillnetting!

The Nullarbor Plain - world’s largest limestone karst landscape - January 01, 2008

The vast Nullarbor Plain straddles the border of Western Australia and South Australia and is the world’s largest limestone karst landscape. The conservation of this area is vital to the WildCountry vision across the two states.