Best of Sulawesi 2023: trip highlights
A selection of the highlights of what we saw, experienced, discovered and tested on a recent expedition to Lakes Poso, Matano and Towuti.
Invasive South American armoured sailfin catfish threat native biota in Sulawesi
Two species of Pterygoplichthys already established self-sustaining populations in Indonesia. Their negative impact on native fauna and entire ecosystem is well known. Read more about risks and potential for further spread…
Important event marked the beginning of collaboration with the Hasanuddin University
"Exploring Freshwater Biodiversity" webinar was held in collaboration between Sulawesi Keepers and the Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Sulawesi and was attended by more than 100 participants.
Back from the trip to Sulawesi 2022
Our first field trip is over. We collected tons of material and met new people with whom we are united by the effort to help save aquatic biotopes and their unique inhabitants. You can find here our first impressions and short summary.
Freshwater snails of Sulawesi: a brief overview
Not just Tylomelania – the Sulawesi freshwater snails are much more diverse! Celetaia, Miratesta and other endemic or widespread species…
Logemanns: Despite the dangers, we would go to Sulawesi again
Interview with brothers Carsten and Frank Logemann, who travelled to Sulawesi twice and examined the parameters of the water there…
What do we know about Indonesian crustaceans?
Indonesian expert Daisy Wowor estimates that only 10% of crustacean species of this country are known, and shares opinion on their conservation.
Conservation | Fish | Research
The pelvic-brooding ricefish Oryzias eversi – hardly known and already lost?
Oryzias eversi is one of the so-called pelvic-brooding ricefish species from Sulawesi, micro-endemic and possibly extinct in the wild.
Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus): invasive crayfish posing risks to native biota in Sulawesi
The invasive crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) threatens the native Sulawesi fauna. There are at least six populations on this island …
