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In Heatwaves, Tasmania’s Tall Eucalypt Forests No Longer Absorb Carbon

Southern Tasmania’s tall eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into wood. For many...

Price to Pay for 'Giving Up' on Pandemic 3

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Price to Pay for ‘Giving Up’ on Pandemic

Editor’s note: This prescient article was first published in The Conversation on 23 March 2021. Apart from updating ‘As the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Celebrate Women in Conservation

Once again, Tasmanian Land Conservancy are celebrating International Women’s Day in early March and specifically applauding ‘Women in Conservation’. It’s an in-person...

Our Best Friend is an Island ... Huon Island 8

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Our Best Friend is an Island … Huon Island

Truly our best friend is an island, a little island off Verona Sands, a little beach down the south of Tasmania. Huon...

Help Keep Tasmania Free from Exotic Pests 10

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Help Keep Tasmania Free from Exotic Pests

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, Monday 7 February 2022 Help keep Tasmania free from exotic pests Biosecurity...

Omicron Variant: Sorting Fact from Myth 12

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Omicron Variant: Sorting Fact from Myth

by the World Health Organization Since the B.1.1.529 variant was declared a Variant of Concern and assigned the name Omicron on 26...

Time to Upgrade from Cloth and Surgical Masks to Respirators 14

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Time to Upgrade from Cloth and Surgical Masks to Respirators

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered With the rapid spread of Omicron, many countries are rethinking...

Feedback Sought on Draft Wildlife Rehabilitation Strategy 16

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Feedback Sought on Draft Wildlife Rehabilitation Strategy

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 14 January 2022 Feedback sought on Draft Wildlife Rehabilitation Strategy Public consultation...

Call for Public Information on Penguin Deaths 18

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Call for Public Information on Penguin Deaths

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, Wednesday 12 January 2022 Call for public information on penguin deaths The...