Citizen Science

Plains Wanderer

Residents, workers and travellers in the SA Arid Lands region are encouraged to get involved in the hunt for the critically endangered Plains-wanderer through a Citizen Science project.

Designed to gather information on this bird, we want to hear from you if you have seen a Plains-wanderer recently or historically. We're looking for information about the landscape, about the sounds you heard and about the bird itself.

If you see a bird you think could be a Plains-wanderer, you can get involved at bit.ly/3YJAW52 where you can provide information about the location and a description of where the sighting occurred, the date it was seen and your degree of confidence on the sighting. Photos would be highly beneficial.

This information will allow us to follow up with future surveys or monitoring.

Idnya (Western Quoll)

The Idnya (Western Quoll) is a threatened native marsupial that was reintroduced to the central and northern Flinders Ranges after becoming locally extinct. The successful reintroduction has resulted in Idnya undergoing several breeding cycles and they have now dispersed beyond their original release sites in Ikara-Flinders Ranges national Park and the Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park and onto the surrounding private properties.

As part of the board's Discovery4Recovery project, we're looking to map the current species range in the Flinders Ranges.

You can get involved in this project by reporting any sightings at https://bit.ly/CSidnyasightings where you can provide information about the location, habitat and condition of the Idnya.

If you have any questions or would prefer to chat to us directly, please contact our office on 8429 9666.