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Learning programs
Our very popular learning programs cover fascinating topics like fossils, geology and the world of bats.
Fossils program
Students will spend time at the largest of the fossil deposits, discussing the accumulation of bones in the caves, excavation techniques, current research, and World Heritage features.
Bats program
In the bats learning program, our guide will explain the conservation issues surrounding the rare Southern Bentwing Bat, and discuss current research into its numbers.
Adventure caving program
The adventure caving program at Naracoorte Caves is a great opportunity for students to experience the underground in a safe, fun, educational environment.
Kids’ Shed
Our education room is a funky outback shed, where students can become a palaeontologist for a day.
School visits
Great for an excursion, perfect for a longer school camp, Naracoorte Caves has everything you need to keep students engaged and entertained.
Southern bent-wing bat survival tracking
Tracking the survival of the southern bent-wing bat project uses specialised microchips (passive integrated transponders) to track the movement and survival of the critically endangered Southern bent-wing bat.
Past research
The first published account of fossils from Naracoorte was in 1858. Find out what research we have done so far.
Taxonomy
Study of vertebrate fossils from the Naracoorte Caves has increased knowledge of the diversity of extinct Australian fauna. It has also brought about revision of the taxonomy of some vertebrate groups, such as the mound building birds.
Palaeoecology
Of the 21 known fossil sites at the Naracoorte Caves National Park and World Heritage Area, palaeoecological studies incorporating dating and species composition and/or diversity data have been completed to a greater or lesser degree on eight deposits.