Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to ...

Murray crayfish will be reintroduced to South Australia's River Murray The species has not been sighted in the state since the 1980s Aqua ecologists were granted a permit to start releasing Murray ...

La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Fisheries NSW have recently announced large changes to the rules about fishing for Murray crayfish after calling for the status ...

Thousands of Aussies in flood affected areas have noticed animals frantically fleeing the water in a sign a major fish kill could be on the way. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority warned on Monday ...

Hundreds of flood-affected Murray crayfish have undergone a Cinderella-like transformation after being rehabilitated in the New South Wales Riverina. Nearly 1,000 Murray crayfish were rescued from ...

Australian river crayfish numbers plunged 90 per cent in an alpine region after their habitat was lost. Researchers have now captured great footage as they study crayfish in Australia's alpine rivers ...

Operation under way to rescue aquatic animals in danger of suffocating after record rainfall produces ‘hypoxic blackwater’ A rescue operation is under way to save the freshwater crayfish affected by ...

A fisherman has been charged for using wire fish traps to illegally catch over two dozen Murray Crayfish, with fishing activity responsible in part to the species now being listed as threatened. The ...

Murray River Crayfish are fully protected at all times and must be returned to the water immediately if caught. Credit: Government of South Australia Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern ...

video: Ecologists have found that Australian river crayfish numbers plunged 90 per cent in an alpine region after their habitat was lost. Researchers have captured great footage as they study crayfish ...