Birds Archives - Tasmanian Times

Silver Gull is Tasmania’s Top Bird, Rainbow Lorikeet Australia’s

The results of Australia’s largest citizen science event – BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count – are in. More than 57,000 participants counted an...

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Australia’s Loneliest Echidna? Pakana Rangers Mull Monotreme Mystery

It was a totally unexpected sight. No-one had seen an echidna on Lungtalanana Island in Bass Strait for decades. It was feared any...

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Orange-bellied Parrots Return

Media release – Madeleine Ogilvie, Minister for the Environment, 18 December 2024 Orange-bellied parrots home for Christmas, report released A much-loved, endangered...

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11th Annual Bird Count

Media release – Birdlife Australia, 16 October 2024 The Aussie Bird Count is here! The 11th annual Aussie Bird Count began Monday 14 October...

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‘Missed Opportunity’ on Heard & McDonald Islands Reserve Expansion

Media release – Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water, 8 October 2024 Australia now protects more ocean than any...

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State of Environment Report Released, Only 10 Years Late

Media release – Felix Ellis, Minister for Housing and Planning, 17 September Release of the 2024 State of Environment Report The 2024...

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Coasts Meeting Garners Community Support

Media release – Environment Tasmania, 13 July 2024 FULL HOUSE AS OVER 70 MEMBERS OF NORTH WEST TAS COMMUNITY COME OUT IN THE COLD...

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ISC: Bird Flu a Threat to Wildlife

Media release – Invasive Species Council, 10 July 2024 ‘Wildlife massacre on the scale of the black summer bushfires’: Response to government...

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Microplastics a ‘Mega Problem’ for Waterways

Media release – Conservation Volunteers Australia, 8 June 2024 Microplastics mega problem this World Ocean Day Microplastics are the ‘new face’ of Australia’s...