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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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  • Chloe James with sediment core. Image credit Tim Lynch, CSIRO

    19 June, 2023 2 min Read

    Restoring Coastal Havens: Using Environmentally Friendly Moorings to Protect Marine Habitat

    Chain swing moorings are commonly used to tether vessels in shallow coastal waters. Unfortunately, these moorings are highly destructive to…

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  • Image credit: Dr Catherine Young

    14 June, 2023 2 min Read

    Wilderness Grand Designs Helping A Rare Parrot

    MEDIA RELEASE Wilderness Grand Designs – new infrastructure aids recovery efforts for Orange-bellied Parrots Every spring, a small troupe of…

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  • 13 June, 2023 2 min Read

    Night Surveys Shed Light on Fish Species in Local Wetland

    MEDIA RELEASE The sun is setting as a team of researchers set up their equipment for a series of night…

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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.

    Melaleuca, located in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, is the last remaining breeding site for the critically endangered Orange-bellied…

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  • 5 June, 2023 4 min Read

    Multi-species forage crops, less may be more

    When graziers are looking to transition degraded pastures to more sustainable, diverse permanent pastures, forage crops (sown in one year…

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  • 2 June, 2023 4 min Read

    Plenty more fish in the sea – how saltmarsh keeps our fisheries buoyant

    Restoring a saltmarsh brings many benefits. Improved biodiversity and environmental values, healthier plant life, increased fish habitat and better resilience…

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  • 31 May, 2023 3 min Read

    Genetics can give powerful insights on Forty-spotted Pardalote population dynamics

    The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is a rare Tasmanian bird that is now largely confined to Bruny Island, Maria Island…

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  • 19 May, 2023 2 min Read

    From Agreement to Action: Building Back Biodiversity 

    MEDIA RELEASE Natural Resource Management South are working to build back biodiversity at two internationally important wetlands on Tasmania’s east…

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  • 18 May, 2023 2 min Read

    Students celebrate completion of native shellfish reefs in their backyard

    For the last two weeks, students at Taroona High School have had a front row seat to the construction of…

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  • 10 May, 2023 2 min Read

    Revisiting the east coast pasture trials

    During an April field day at Milton on the east coast, we revisited our three pasture trials to see how…

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  • 4 May, 2023 1 min Read

    Discovery of historic pasture trial yields long-term persistence data

    MEDIA RELEASE Demonstration sites are an important tool that enables graziers to get useful local insights about the impact of…

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  • 1 May, 2023 2 min Read

    Bringing back native Angasi reefs in southeast Tasmania

    MEDIA RELEASE NRM South is working in partnership with The Nature Conservancy on the Reef Builder project to restore two…

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