Tasmanian Times
Environment
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3.4KYou Want to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of your Food?
To reduce your carbon footprint, you should largely focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local.
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Meet the Broad-toothed Rat
Am I not pretty enough? This is the first article in The Conversation’s series introducing you to the unloved Australian animals that...
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Diet Wears Down Devil Dentures
Bones and all: see how the diets of Tasmanian devils can wear down their sharp teeth to blunt nubbins Tasmanian devils are expert...
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A Rare Bird — How Europeans got the Black Swan so Wrong
The black swan is an Australian icon. The official emblem of Western Australia, depicted in the state flag and coat-of-arms, it decorates...
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A Healthy Environment as a Human Right
UN recognition of this right would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature.
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3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter
A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
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Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin – My Little Dolphin
Scientist Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin recently spoke eloquently to a Senate committee about Tasmania's own endemic dolphin.
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Tasmanian Devil Joeys Born on Mainland Australia
For what might be the first time in 3000 years, Tasmanian devil joeys have been born on mainland Australia 'in the wild'.
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Gone Feral – Tasmania’s History with Cats
by Alex Paton When people find out I am studying feral cats, I get hit with a lot of questions and opinions....
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Climate Change has Species on the Move
Tracking species on the move in Australian waters reveals impact of a changing climate.
