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Environment
Taz and spin
David Obendorf This is Looney Tunes coming true! On 12 June it was mooted that Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque was the...
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Article
Fox CSI
I’m confused again! How does a fox leave a tiny speck of its blood on a strand of wire? Going on last...
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Politics
Can of worms
By David Obendorf Whilst the detection of a single hydatid cyst in a cow or sheep might not be too dramatic, the...
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967EnvironmentMinister led down a foxhole
*’THE Longford photo (of the anonymous hunters and dead fox) is indeed likely an irresponsible hoax’ — Nick Mooney, Tasmanian Times 29...
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Media
Order of the Crusty Curmudgeon
PERHAPS OTHER CORRESPONDENTS to Tasmanian Times have mused about the value and contribution of writing articles for this electronic free-to-air news &...
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Environment
The other state of the Derwent
THE DERWENT RIVER is not only an iconic symbol of Hobart’s identity, but it also marks the electoral boundary between seats of...
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Environment
The saga of Tamar silt
ON MONDAY this week, the aldermen of Launceston City Council voted unanimously against any further pursuit of the ‘Tamar Barrage’ — a...
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1.2KEnvironment
The devil paradox
NEXT Monday a special symposium will be held on the Devil Facial Cancer afflicting the now endangered Tasmanian Devil. It will be...
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Environment
The truth about dioxin
DIOXINS are a group of persistent organic pollutants. They are contaminants in many petrochemicals including now banned pesticides such as the notorious...
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Environment
Foxes and 1080
Has anyone, like me, wondered whether the nearly 60 years of 1080 use against Tasmania’s browsing herbivores* — possums and wallabies —...
