Millions of sterile male blowflies will be bred at a world-first facility and released to mate with females in a trial aiming to end flystrike on the island.
David the Kangaroo Island glossy black-cockatoo nestling sees the world for the first time
David the 8-week-old glossy black cockatoo nestling saw the world outside his nesting box at American River for the first time this week, but he wasn't entirely happy about it.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds.The Black Summer fires devastated this tourism hotspot. Now, years later, Kangaroo Island is springing back to life
Much of the island's key infrastructure was destroyed by the 2019-20 fires. But with the rebuild ramping up, a renewed effort is underway to lure visitors back.
Photo shows A drone image of a building siteKangaroo Island beekeepers still struggling to recover after Black Summer bushfires
Three years after bushfires razed nearly half of Kangaroo Island, beekeepers in charge of the world's purest strain of Ligurian bees are still struggling to stay afloat.
Photo shows A beekeeper working surrounded by beesKangaroo Island paedophile sentenced to 15 years' jail for abusing young boys
A Kangaroo Island man is sentenced to 15 years in jail with a non parole period of 12 years for sexually abusing five young boys over two decades.
Photo shows The exterior of a courthouse building in AdelaideScuba diver's body found near American River boat ramp on Kangaroo Island
A man in his 60s drowns while scuba diving off the Kangaroo Island coast, with emergency services also called to two fatal crashes on SA's regional roads over the weekend.
South Australians, including a couple in their 60s, arrested after entering the state without a permit
Six people, including a couple from Kangaroo Island and another pair who crossed fields to enter the state from Victoria, have been arrested and charged after separate breaches of South Australia's COVID-19 restrictions.
Photo shows A large classical sandstone building with columnsNortherly winds cause dust storms in SA, roads closed after three-car crash
A dust storm sweeping across the state forces the closure of the Augusta Highway, as authorities respond to a three-car crash at Balaklava in the state's Mid North.
Photo shows Dust over Adelaide's CBDReport into Kangaroo Island fires finds 'significant deficiencies' in CFS resources
A lack of resources, poor communication, insubordination and incident management are identified as areas in need of reform.
Adelaide conservation park badly damaged by overnight fire
Seventy-five firefighters bring a blaze in the city's south under control within an hour, as other fires cause damage in the inner-north and on Kangaroo Island.
Photo shows A fire burning in bushland at nightCash splash on Kangaroo Island after bushfire and coronavirus blows
Renowned tourism sites on Kangaroo Islad will be rebuilt as local authorities attempt to lure back visitors deterred by coronavirus and devastating summer bushfires.
Photo shows A dirt road leading to some remarkable rocksThe RSPCA is rescuing animals on Kangaroo Island
The organisation is seeking extra volunteers to aid fire-stricken wildlife.
Concerns for devastated wildlife and livestock as third of Kangaroo Island burnt
The devastating degree of damage to infrastructure, livestock and wildlife is coming to light as bushfires continue to burn on Kangaroo Island, while a man is charged with intentionally causing bushfires in a separate incident in South Australia.
Photo shows Two kangaroos in front of a burnt hill'They can't deal with the heat': Echidna spotted swimming in water on SA's Kangaroo Island
Footage emerges of an echidna cooling off in the warmer weather with a swim on South Australia's Kangaroo Island. One expert says it is not uncommon to see them in water on hot days.
Photo shows An echidna swimming in the waterHow Kangaroo Island could save koalas from chlamydia
Koala chlamydia has had devastating effects in Queensland and New South Wales, but a population believed to entirely free of the disease on Kangaroo Island is being heralded as a potential lifeline.
Photo shows A koala at the Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital.Kangaroo Island, once dubbed Australia's 'Noah's Ark', faces eco-tourism pressure
A proposal to develop privately-owned eco-lodge villages in a Kangaroo Island national park threatens an island once considered Australia's 'Noah's Ark', local parks volunteers say.
Photo shows landscape view of beach with rise in foreground on left and headland middle distance and ocean on left distance.Kangaroo Island tourist resort approved
A multimillion-dollar luxury tourist resort on Kangaroo Island is granted planning approval by the South Australian Government, which is predicting the project will create about 400 jobs.
'They're highly evolved predators': Kangaroo Island's plan to be cat-free
Kangaroo Island plans to wipe out about 5,000 feral cats and phase out domestic ownership of the animals over the next 15 years.
Photo shows A feral cat looks out from a cage.Bow hunting of feral cats condemned as cruel, 'not humane'
Australia's threatened species commissioner condemns bow hunting to control feral cats after a visit to South Australia's Kangaroo Island where the practice occurs.
Photo shows Zach Slattery takes aim with his compound bow on Kangaroo Island.Bow hunter targeted with global hate campaign for shooting feral cats
A South Australian bow hunter becomes the target of an online global hate campaign after posting photos of dead feral cats, despite their reputation for killing millions of native species each day.
Photo shows Zach Slattery takes aim with his compound bow on Kangaroo Island.Resort at Kangaroo Island could damage environment, group warns
A major marina and resort proposed for Kangaroo Island in South Australia could damage the environment, a conservation group warns.