Passport to Recovery Kangaroo Island

01/08/2024

We are excited to announce that Passport to Recovery is a finalist for the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for innovation in citizen science!
We are so grateful to the more than 3,500 tourists and locals to Kangaroo Island who have participated in our collection of 12 citizen science projects and all the organisations that have supported the development of this program!
Flinders University SeaLink Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island Council Reef Design Lab Kangaroo Island Wildlife Network Kangaroo Island Landscape Board National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia Kwpx Agency NOBURN Citizen Science CoastSnap

Nominated alongside the amazing Insect Investigators team and Kangaroo Island Nest Box Project!

14/06/2024

An initiative to bring native marine species, including oysters back to the coastline of Kangaroo Island is underway by the team at Passport to Recovery.

09/05/2024

The trail opened in April and features 12 specially designed 3D printed concrete domes which house fish, seaweed and other sea creatures.

29/04/2024

Shout out to our amazing deployment team who made getting the 1.6T Reef Design Lab units into the water look like a piece of cake!

We can't wait to see you all out snorkelling on the reef soon!

Reef Rewind team x

29/04/2024

JUST IN: An underwater snorkel trail featuring twelve 3D printed concrete domes has been launched on Kangaroo Island, aimed at restoring the marine environment off the coast >> https://hubs.la/Q02vhG-t0

29/04/2024

Our very own citizen science snorkel reef has now been deployed at Kingscote Beach, Kangaroo Island! Visitors will be able to snorkel along the reef and record their observations to contribute to the long-term monitoring of how this reef grows and develops overtime! 🐟🌊🦪

Thankyou to the many organisations who supported this reef!
Kangaroo Island Council Kangaroo Island Landscape Board The Nature Conservancy Australia Reef Design Lab Inspiring South Australia Australian Citizen Science Association Flinders University

28/12/2023

Read about our newest citizen science projects!

Visitors to Kangaroo Island are being asked to help researchers gather data on the attractiveness of Cape Baron geese and other wildlife projects.

08/11/2023

Did you know that symmetrical faces are not only more attractive to humans but in birds as well! Help us to assess how facial symmetry can influence reproduction and mate success in Cape Barron Geese - the world's rarest geese - in our citizen science project LOVE BIRDS 🤎🐥🔍

06/11/2023

Be a frog citizen scientist this Frog ID week! 🐸🔍

27/10/2023

Did you know that over 100,000 visitors come to see the Australian sea lion population at Seal Bay each year! Help us to assess visitor impacts on sea lion behaviour with our citizen science project SEA LION STAKEOUT 🦭🌊🔎 National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia