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Native Plants & Animals

Welcome to a wealth of information on Tasmania's unique animals and plants. Tasmania has fascinating and diverse flora and fauna. Many species are endemic, some having become extinct in mainland states. Find out about these special animals and plants, and their management.

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Tasmanian Devil | Tasmanian Devil - FAQs | Tasmanian Tiger | Platypus | Flowering Times of Tasmanian Orchids: A Practical Guide | Process for Listing Threatened Species

Vegetation of Tasmania
Find out about Tasmania's diverse vegetation communities and the range of options in place to help protect the many rare and threatened species.
Wildlife of Tasmania
Meet Tasmania's interesting wildlife - Tasmanian devils, platypuses, wombats, quolls and more! Find out about game management in Tasmania.
Threatened Species
Information on Tasmania's threatened plant and animal species including Listing Statements, Notesheets, Recovery Plans and information on listing spec...
Tasmanian Devil
Meet a Tasmanian devil and find out about the devastating disease sweeping through the devil population. Extensive information including a research d...
Permits & Forms
Includes research permits, nomination of threatened species, 'taking' native flora, hunting licences, import/export of wildlife plus other forms and p...
Publications, Links & Other Resources
A list of notesheets (pamphlets produced by the Department), other publications and useful links.

 What’s New
Platypus Fungal Disease - Acknowledgements | Community Review Committee

Further information:

Gardens for WildlifeYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement: learn more about Tasmania's native animals and how to provide wildlife-friendly spaces and environment-friendly practices in your garden.

Save the Tasmanian devil websiteYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement

Tassie devil website for kids!You are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement

Log onto the Natural Values AtlasYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement.

Foxes in Tasmania
The public are urged to report fox sightings and other evidence to the FOX HOTLINE: 1300 FOX OUT (1300 369 688).

For Tasmania's national parks and reserves see www.parks.tas.gov.auYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement.



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