Australia’s biggest classroom
It’s almost the end of May and there are still some storm clouds around. Someone forgot to tell the weather that Yegge (cooler but still humid time) should have started […]
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Raising Tilly!
Working for Kakadu National Park, I get the opportunity to take care of injured or orphaned animals which is something I have always wanted to do. When Tilly, an injured […]
Kakadu’s smoky sunset
In Kakadu any time of year is good for watching the sunset - especially from the sandstone outliers of Ubirr and Nawurlandja. At this time of year, when the seasons are changing between Banggerreng and […]
Meeting with marrawuddi
I’ve only been in Kakadu for a week and I’ve already been lucky enough to have an intimate encounter with the park’s wildlife. On the Yellow Waters cruise I spotted a marrawuddi (white-bellied sea […]
Even Kakadu staff weekend in Kakadu!
After a long week at work, some of my girlfriends and I decided to go to Yurmikmik and do some of the walks. Even working at the park all week […]
Snake whisperer charms carpet python
Kakadu Chief Ranger Ollie was called into a residence in Jabiru with reports of a snake in the garage last week. When Ollie arrived he found a poor carpet python […]
Species discovery at Kakadu
Kakadu’s research partnerships continue to pay off – a monitoring mission has just discovered what may be new species of fish! The scientists spent a fortnight on the South Alligator […]
Namarrgon heralds arrival of Lightning Man
Namarrgon (pronounced narm-arr-gon) is the Lightning Man, an important creation ancestor responsible for the violent lightning storms Kakadu experiences every wet season. He can be seen at the Anbangbang Gallery […]
