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New research investigates future habitat for water based animals and plants in the Murray–Darling Basin.

As the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) reflects on the year that was, we acknowledge it has been a year of hard work, achievement, and dedication – helping make the river system more...

Discovering where and when to supply water to wetlands helps support hungry feathered parents and their young.

The innovative use of drone technology combined with coding software is helping to improve the accuracy of waterbird monitoring across the Murray–Darling Basin.

Microbats are often not seen or heard, but there are thousands of them in the Mallee bush and when habitat like the Hattah Lakes are in good health, they can thrive.

More than 1,000 fingerlings have been released across Victoria and southern New South Wales as part of a breeding program to help restore a once extinct native fish.

The annual Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey started in October 2021 with researchers expected to survey 38 sites across the Basin.

Murray cod, trout cod and Macquarie perch populations in the Basin are all improving from increased flows and better habitats.

Capitalising on the wettest conditions for years to support native fish, waterbirds, native vegetation and river flows in the Basin are a key focus for watering priorities in 2017–18.