Tasmanian Times
Environment
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5Discover Science behind Wildfires and Living Safely with Fire
As the earth gets hotter and wildfires become more intense and unpredictable, we must find new ways of preventing, fighting and living...
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Another Milestone in Orange-bellied Parrot Conservation Efforts
Media release – Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Wednesday 20 January 2021 Another milestone in Orange-bellied Parrot conservation efforts...
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Tamar Estuary Marine Litter Campaign
Like many CVA projects, the work with the Tamar Estuary aims to inspire people to look after the world around them. And...
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Volunteers Key to Successful Rat Eradication
An innovative partnership project that has successfully eradicated black rats (Rattus rattus) from an island off Flinders Island in Tasmania’s far north-east...
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Staggering Loss of Threatened Plants over 20 Years
Australia-first research reveals staggering loss of threatened plants over 20 years When it comes to threatened species, charismatic animals usually get the...
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Detecting Litter Automatically with AI
From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system It’s estimated about two million...
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Immersive Platform to Explore Global Reef Ecosystems
Exploring reefs around the world is now possible without leaving home, with Reef Life Explorer, an immersive interactive platform that tracks global reef...
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Sea Shepherd Names Top Plastic Polluters
The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 3rd consecutive year according to Break...
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Swift Parrot Numbers ‘Less Than 300’
New research shows that the population size of swift parrots could be less than 300 individuals. Using genetics, a research team from...
