Tasmanian Times
Environment
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1.9KVale Jack Mundey, Urban Environmental Hero
Union activist Jack Mundey has a great legacy of defending urban environmental heritage.
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Feasibility Study into Use of Wild-shot Deer
The Tasmanian government wishes to investigate the feasibility of a trial of 'value added wild deer products'.
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Scott Jordan – On the Frontline Saving Tasmania’s Old Growth Forests
Photographer Al Bloom profiles activist Scott Jordan, a champion of Tasmania's old-growth forests.
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Huon Aquaculture Convicted of Environmental Breaches
Industrial fish farmer Huon Aquaculture was convicted in Hobart on six counts of breaching environmental regulations. The company was fined $40,000.
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Toward Greener Plastics
Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost.
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Inadequacies of the EPBC Act
As a 76-year-old, I appreciate that if I contract COVID-19 I might die from the virus. What I am more concerned about...
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Fallow Deer in Sights of Conservationists, Hunters
A stoush is brewing over fallow deer control in Tasmania, with conservationists arguing the government should declare it a pest species.
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Climate Change Threats to World Heritage
Many of the world's precious heritage sites are under threat from climate change. Adam Markham does the rounds.
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Midlands Land Use Changes Favour Larger Birds
New research suggests that land-use changes in Tasmania’s Midlands are increasing numbers of larger birds such as cockatoos and ravens. Birds that...
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The Tessellated Pavement
The Tessellated Pavement is a pattern of regular rectangular saltwater pools near Eaglehawk Neck. They look man-made, but they’re actually not. They’re...
