Wildlife and Bird Watching in South Australia
These maps are intended as a guideline only; you must check the exact location of the reserve yourself. Wildlife Extra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of the information on this website.
- Innes National Park
- Murray River National Park
- Belair National Park
- Montacute Conservation Park
- Morialta Conservation Park
- Black Hill Conservation Park
- Anstey Hill Recreation Park
- Angove Conservation Park
- Wildlife experiences and operators in South Australia
- Cage diving with Great white sharks
- Swim with Sea lions off South Australia
- Wildlife watching experiences in South Australia
- Coorong National Park
- Southern Ocean Lodge
- Whale watching in the Head of Bight
- Gluepot Nature Reserve
- The wildlife of Kangaroo Island, and when to see it.
Recent South Australia news
- 4 white Southern Right whale calves spotted off South Australia
- Koala population decline prompts Australian Government to increase protection
- Oil exploration survey spots 17 blue whales off coast of southern Australia
- Kangaroo Island named as “Hideaway of the year”
- Winning the fight for Australia’s wildlife
- Melbourne’s dolphins declared as a new species
- Count of rare Australian cockatoo reveals 2,000-strong population in South Australia
- Planting festival brings Australia’s Kangaroo Island back to life
- Worries of entanglement as Australia’s whales head closer to shore
- Endangered Greater stick-nest rats released into Australian mainland sanctuary
More South Australia news
- Tammar wallaby numbers double in South Australia
- 900,000 hectares declared a 'Wilderness Protection Area' in South Australia
- Lake Eyre floods for the third year in a row.
- Dolphins observed playing ‘catch’ with Puffer fish of Adelaide
- Lake Eyre floods for the second year in a row.
- Australia’s woodland birds declining at an alarming rate
- Celebrations as two rare Australian cockatoo chicks hatch
- Adelaide dolphins learn to ‘Tailwalk’
- New whale watch centre opens in South Australia
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos on the brink in South Australia
- 'No species loss' target in South Australia
For the third year in a row, floodwaters are filling the once dormant Lake Eyre in South Australia, on an even bigger scale than in 2009 and 2010.
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Following last year's spectacular sight as floodwaters filled the once dormant Lake Eyre in South Australia, the remarkable natural phenomenon is occurring for a second consecutive year, on an even bigger scale.
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A wild dolphin in Adelaide has been teaching other wild dolphins the art of ‘tailwalking', a behaviour which is extremely rare in the wild.
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Experiences of a wildlife tour guide.
The trials, tribulations and rewards of being a wildlife guide.
Craig Wickham writes about his 25 years as a wildlife guide on Australia's Kangaroo Island.
Australian Wildlife
Australian Wildlife - Bradt
Australia must rank alongside Madagascar for the quantity of endemic and weird species. It is a vast country with huge variations; best known for its deserts and Great Barrier Reef, it also has tropical rainforests, several ranges of snowy mountains, wetlands, swamps, mangroves and great marine ecosystems.Read full review »
Southern right whales of South Australia.
This is one of the best viewing areas in the world with up to 70 whales, including calves, congregating in the seas adjacent to the Bunda cliffs.

