Latest Updates
1/12/2022Swift parrot breeding activity 2022-23 Swift parrot sighting records this year show birds to be concentrated in the following areas...
[more] Welcome! Take a closer look... [more]
1/07/2017
It is now the breeding season for both Wedge-tailed Eagles and White-bellied Sea-eagles. It is important to stay well away from nests that are being used during this period (i.e. hundreds of metres away, out of sight and hearing of nesting eagles), in order not to impact on breeding success.
[more] 20/02/2017Solutions to birds hitting windows: The American Bird Conservancy has put together some very comprehensive, well researched guidelines on window designs & retrofits to reduce risk of bird deaths...
[more] 21/03/2016A new Recovery Plan is now available for Tasmania's three handfish species [more]
27/01/2016Link to fire map on The List - constantly being updated...
[more] 8/11/2014New and updated flora listing statements and notesheets are now online... [more]
29/10/2014Surveys indicate that swift parrot breeding this season is concentrated around Rheban and Southport Lagoon/Ida Bay, and that food availability is particularly limited, resulting in unusual behaviour. [more]
14/10/2014Area Search glitch fixed [more]
5/09/2014Marking Threatened Species Day 2014 - a new tool on the Threatened Species Link to make finding out what's in your area a whole lot easier... [more]
5/09/2014Lots of events around Threatened Species Day.... [more]
19/08/2014Training course in the identification and management of wedge-tailed eagle and white-bellied sea eagle habitat and nest sites... [more]
9/07/2014Artists: here's some food for thought... [more]
28/04/2014Calling... conservationists, curators, biologists, artists, natural resource managers, writers, school teachers, musicians, environmental consultants and planners, film-makers and other lovers of Tasmania's plants and animals... [more]
1/04/2014New and updated flora listing statements and notesheets have been added... [more]
12/03/2014Temporarily missing links e.g. listing statements DPIPWE has launched a brand new website which is well worth exploring. However there are some temporarily missing links arising on the Threatened Species Link... [more]
4/11/2013Are you seeing swift parrots regularly this year? If so, the monitoring team would be very interested to hear of your observations. [more]
24/10/2013Swift parrot breeding areas this year include the Eastern Tiers, around Tooms Lake and Lake Leake, in areas between Buckland and Woodsdale, around Orford township, on North and South Bruny and around Devonport. Ongoing surveys may identify additional areas. [more]
2/09/2013This Saturday is National Threatened Species Day. Check out, share and discuss our list of Ten Things that we can all do to help reduce the risk of extinction for Tasmania's threatened species. [more]
5/08/2013Eagle nest activity checks: recommendation to hold off until November. It is now the breeding season for both wedge-tailed eagles and sea eagles. It's important to stay well away - hundreds of metres away, out of sight and hearing of an eagle on a nest - to avoid risks of impact on breeding success. For those needing to check whether a nest is occupied, the Forest Practices Authority now recommends only November checks. Earlier checks may result in mistakes.
[more] 18/02/2013Very much alive and kicking! After a decade of occasional single observations - enough only to know that the stunningly beautiful Miena jewel beetle wasn't extinct - zoologists have hit the jackpot. [more]
