Latest News & Updates
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9 May, 2024 1 min Read
Extending efforts to protect Swan galaxias – new project announced
Read MoreNRM South is pleased to announce that a new Swan galaxias project has been approved, funded through an Australian Government…
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5 December, 2023 1 min Read
New Swan Galaxias Settle Into New Habitat, Signalling Promising Population Growth
Read MoreSix months ago, through a project to help boost the survival of endangered Swan galaxias in Tasmania, NRM South worked…
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Image credit: Dr Catherine Young
14 June, 2023 2 min Read
Wilderness Grand Designs Helping A Rare Parrot
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Wilderness Grand Designs – new infrastructure aids recovery efforts for Orange-bellied Parrots Every spring, a small troupe of…
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Image credit: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
7 June, 2023 3 min Read
Fire and Food: The effect of planned burning on the abundance and availability of Orange-bellied Parrot food plants at Melaleuca.
Read MoreMelaleuca, located in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, is the last remaining breeding site for the critically endangered Orange-bellied…
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31 May, 2023 3 min Read
Genetics can give powerful insights on Forty-spotted Pardalote population dynamics
Read MoreThe Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is a rare Tasmanian bird that is now largely confined to Bruny Island, Maria Island…
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18 April, 2023 2 min Read
Feathering the Nest – Build Your Own Feather Dispenser And Help An Endangered Bird Thrive
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Tasmania’s tiny Forty-spotted Pardalote is a bird species that faces significant challenges – but recent research has shown…
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17 April, 2023 3 min Read
PODCAST: Forest on Farms – what’s the value?
Read MoreRecently, Sophie Golding – NRM South’s senior project officer with our Biodiversity team – caught up with Rodney Rowe, a…
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5 April, 2023 2 min Read
Moving to Survive: Translocation Efforts Protecting a Fragile Species
Read MoreAs well as being one of Australia’s most at-risk freshwater fish, the Swan Galaxias is also one of our most…
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Image credit: Dejan Stojanovic
9 March, 2023 2 min Read
Captive bred birds help buy time for critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Faced with imminent extinction less than a decade ago, the slow and steady recovery of the critically endangered…
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2 March, 2023 2 min Read
More than one approach to protect a critically endangered forest community
Read MoreConservation efforts often work on protecting large areas of intact landscapes. Actions may focus on one or several species within…
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22 February, 2023 2 min Read
MEDIA RELEASE: It’s in the bag – wild seed collection helping to keep an endangered plant from extinction
Read MoreTreading carefully across sections of flat rock and bracing against the strong winds whipping up from the Southern Ocean, a…
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28 December, 2022 3 min Read
Nest hollow study – are there enough tree hollows for a growing Orange-bellied Parrot population?
Read MoreOrange-bellied Parrots (Neophema chrysogaster) are one of Australia’s most endangered birds. Although they would once have been more widespread, these…
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5 December, 2022 2 min Read
Searching for Swan Galaxia – one of Australia’s most at-risk freshwater fish
Read MoreOver the last couple of weeks, our Project Officer Zak Wheaton, accompanied by staff from Tasmania’s Inland Fisheries Service, visited…