Latest News & Updates

  • 11 March, 2025 1 min Read

    Baseline surveys for Bruny

    Our Biodiversity team has been out on Bruny Island carrying out baseline flora and fauna surveys on Murrayfield, in the…

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    16 September, 2024 3 min Read

    Driving strategic efforts to protect Bruny Island’s unique biodiversity

    -MEDIA RELEASE- NRM South is proud to announce a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to Tasmania’s unique natural assets…

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  • 11 September, 2024 1 min Read

    Critical funding to protect Tasmania’s important wildlife and landscapes

    Today, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water, announced an important funding boost for environmental projects…

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  • 17 June, 2024 2 min Read

    Stopping feral cats in their tracks, a toolbox approach to cat control on Bruny Island

    MEDIA RELEASE Bruny Island, renowned for its stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity, is grappling with a significant threat to its…

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  • 1 May, 2024 1 min Read

    Managing a northern migration: How Felixer traps on north Bruny Island can help control feral cat movement from the island’s south.

    MEDIA RELEASE Following years of targeted control of feral and stray cats on north Bruny Island, it is estimated that…

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    11 July, 2023 3 min Read

    Cats Under Control on Bruny Island: Celebrating a Successful 5-Year Project

    NRM South’s five-year project to control cats on Bruny Island wrapped up at the end of June 2023. We’d like…

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  • 23 June, 2023 3 min Read

    Insights from Contemporary Feral Cat Control Trials on Bruny Island: A Step Towards Preserving Biodiversity in a Critical Habitat

    Three contemporary feral cat control trials on Bruny Island have provided valuable insights into locally appropriate methods to control a…

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  • 6 February, 2023 3 min Read

    Experiences from the field – lending support to an Aboriginal trainee ranger

    Nicole King joined the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation as a trainee ranger in 2022, with support from NRM South…

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  • 12 December, 2022 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Keeping Bruny Island wildlife safe from roaming cats – how you can help

    Planning to head to Bruny Island this summer? Keep an eye out for new signage at the Kettering ferry terminal…

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  • 2 June, 2022 3 min Read

    Tracking feral cats and eastern quolls with GPS technology

    Letting the cat out of the bag is something most people try and avoid but Matt Pauza, a wildlife biologist…

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  • 31 August, 2021 1 min Read

    Community update for Bruny cats project – August 21

    The first community update for NRM South’s ‘Priority actions for eastern quolls on north Bruny Island’ is now up online….

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    10 August, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Cat trapping underway in Bruny’s shearwater colonies

    An important phase of NRM South’s ‘Priority actions for Eastern Quolls on north Bruny Island’ project has commenced. Feral cat…

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  • 28 June, 2021 X min read

    Protecting Bruny Island’s quolls through cat control

    Feral cats have contributed to the extinction of at least 22 Australian mammal species since colonisation and are continuing to…

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