National Landcare awards
In August 2022 one of our ecologists and land manager, Suyanti Winoto-Lewin, was invited to the National Landcare conference as she was nominated for the…
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Miena jewel beetle surveys and management
The Miena jewel beetle (Castiarina insculpta) is only found in the Great Lake/Lake Augusta area of Tasmania’s eastern Central Plateau, occurring in open heath and…
Aerial eagle nest search surveys
We’ve just wrapped up another busy season conducting aerial nest searches for threatened Tasmanian wedge-tailed and white-bellied sea eagles. These searches are undertaken as part…
Ptunarra brown butterfly surveys
The ptunarra brown butterfly (Oreixenica ptunarra) is endemic to Tasmania and is only found within Poa tussock grasslands and grassy habitats above 400 m. These…
Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish surveys
Tasmania’s lush northwest is home to the world’s largest freshwater crustacean, the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi) also known by the Indigenous name of…
Southern mousetails rediscovered on the eastern Central Plateau
Southern mousetail (Myosurus australis) has a very limited history of observations in Tasmania, with the first at Jericho in 1970 and the next on the…