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State Government Animals of Tasmania
Links to a range of information on the wildlife of Tasmania (mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs, threatened species, and introduced animals). Also managing, threats, health, caring for and living with wildlife
Commonwealth Government Atlas of Living Australia
An initiative of the Australian Government, the Atlas website provides access to an array of information on Australia's biodiversity. To assist researchers, members of the public can submit information on, and photos of, local species. Data sources include the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's zoology and botany collections
Local Government Bush Adventures Program (Hobart City Council)
Hobart City Council's Bush Adventures Program offers nature-based activities for all ages each season. Activities include wildlife spotlights and nature walks, as well as school holiday activities
State Government Living with wildlife
A guide to living with Tasmanian wildlife (snakes, possums, devils, quolls, eagles and hawks, kangaroos and wallabies, native hens, seals), for landowners, fishers, and home owners
Commonwealth Government Migratory species in Australia
Australia is party to international conventions and agreements to protect many migratory species
State Government Nature and Conservation
Information on Tasmania's wildlife, plants, fire ecology, geoheritage and conservation
State Government Roadkill Project (Save the Tasmanian Devil Program)
Information on how the public can help, and how to report roadkill to the Roadkill Project of the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program, which is collecting data to find out how significant roadkill is to the survival of devil populations depleted by the Devil Facial Tumor Disease
State Government Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection
Provides information on the Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection (TFIC) which is only one of three state forestry-specific collections in Australia
State Government Threatened species: list of state and national approved recovery plans, 2006-2010
Lists the recovery plans for listed threatened species that have been made or adopted under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 and also the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
State Government Wildlife Import Policy and Procedures
Information on the new arrangements developed by the Tasmanian Government for importing wildlife from the Australian mainland into Tasmania. These arrangements are outlined in the document, 'Policy and Procedures for the Import, Movement and Keeping of Vertebrate Wildlife in Tasmania'

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