Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "invasive species"
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241StatementsGovernment Urged to Scale up Feral Deer Controls
The Invasive Species Council has today released major new economic modelling showing feral deer could cost Tasmania up to $1.4 billion over...
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Deer Debate Rages as Population Skyrockets
Tasmania is embroiled in a debate over the management of its feral deer population following the release of a government survey showing...
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Billion for a Stadium, Island’s Biodiversity Crumbles
A billion dollars could save our island. We’re spending it on seats. Tasmania is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Feral...
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Who Decides What’s an Invasive Pest? Nature Does
We are running a two-part series on pest animals in Tasmania. Previously, Adrian Pickin of the SFF provided his perspective on introduced...
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Who Decides What Belongs? The Politics of Pests in Tasmania
We are running a two-part series on pest animals in Tasmania. First up, Adrian Pickin of the SFF provides his perspective on...
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The Longspine Urchin Problem/Opportunity
Longspine sea urchin tastes like butter – which makes it a super delicious problem to eat. There’s a big problem happening under...
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Turning Invasive Sea Urchins into Fertiliser
Anyone that’s been diving on the eastern coast of Tasmania is all too aware of the damage that the long-spined sea urchin...
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Foxglove Declared a Pest Species
Media release – Jane Howlett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water, 20 February 2025 Action taken on foxglove The Tasmanian Government is...
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Action Urged on Invasive Species
Media release – Tabatha Badger MP, Greens Primary Industries Spokesperson, 10 December 2024 Liberals must stop being evasive on invasives Invasives pose...
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Calicivirus Release Likely in Autumn to Combat Rabbit Plague
Media release – Jane Howlett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water, 23 November 2024 Supporting rabbit control measures The wait for calicivirus...
