Kangaroo Island South Australia | Photographs of South Australia

Australian Sea Lions Australian sea lions at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18625

Australian Sea Lions Australian sea lions at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18626

Australian Sea Lions Australian sea lions at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18644

Cape Borda Lighthouse Cape Borda Lighthouse Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18423

Country Road Unsealed Road on Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18409

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18490

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18497

Ligurian bee Ligurian bees (Apis mellifera ligustica), originally imported in the 1880s. An act of parliament in 1885 declared the island a sanctuary for the ligurian bee and the keeping of bees other than the ligurian was prohibited. The isolation of Kangaroo Island from mainland Australia has helped in maintaining a genetically pure population of honeybees that are descendants of the original Ligurian queens. Since the arrival of the ligurian bee, no other race or strain of honeybee has been introduced onto the island, which now is home to the oldest bee sanctuary in the world. The Kangaroo Island bee population is believed to represent the last remaining pure stock of this Italian race found anywhere in the world. As such, they are considered an important genetic resource for queen breeders and for apicultural research.Kangaroo Island in South Australia

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IC18579