December 2022 saw an intrepid group of ten Friends of Freycinet head to Schouten Island to tackle the gorse for another year. Due to an unfavourable weather forecast we delayed our departure by a day and instead the group met at the PWS workshop on the afternoon of Tuesday 6th. After our briefing and finalising […]
Three of Wildcare’s Island Groups are combining forces to set up a major fundraiser to support conservation work on Tasman, Maatsuyker and Deal Islands. You can support by purchasing a book of 10 raffle tickets and be in with a chance to win some great prizes! The raffle will be drawn at the Australian […]
Leading a Wildcare Group takes a level of passion and commitment that can ebb and flow as the circumstances of life intervene. This is as natural as the tide and sometimes, just keeping an idea afloat, waiting for the right conditions, is enough. While the world dealt with COVID, volunteers moved on and organisations rearranged […]
FoTI volunteers have been busy on Tasman Island. Read about all the latest news here
A new roadkill reporting App has been developed by staff within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. This app will allow roadkill data to be collected into the foreseeable future and anyone with the App is encouraged to use it to report devil and other roadkill that they come across. In a recent […]
Have you heard of the Maugean skate? It is an ancient Gondwanan relict species of skate. Seldom seen, this endangered animal lurks under the tannin waters of Macquarie Harbour. Maugean Skates are Tasmania’s largest endemic fish and also one of the State’s most endangered marine species. They face many challenges in Macquarie Harbour, especially in […]
Friends of Tamar Island Wetlands Reserve – Ann, Robyn and Jing with the help of PWS Work experience student Charlie and in the company of PWS staff Jason and Peter, tackled weeds on Tamar Island at our December working bee. As blackberries were removed we discovered seedling Blackwoods We […]
We had a fabulous time at the Southern Wildcare Expo in Kingston last Saturday. Some 250 people attended during the afternoon – if you were one of them, thank you for the part you played in creating this event. (If you weren’t, there’s always next year)! A special thank you to our Exhibit Table hosts […]
In glorious weather Friends of Narawntapu and PWS staff did a second round with Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) at Badger Head. We worked for some of the time in an area of Melaleuca and were delighted by the light that poured in as tall Milkwort plants were removed from the canopy. Three hours of […]
Are you curious about conservation (and climate)? Wildcare Tasmania supports people to care for Tassie’s wild places, wildlife and rich cultural heritage through collaborative on-ground action. We take action within social and environmental forces that at times seem daunting and we act with hope and optimism about the cumulative and sometimes catalytic impact of our […]