tasmanian habitat

Jagged mountains, lush valleys, glacial lakes, spectacular rivers, ancient rainforests, sedgelands and hundreds of kilometres of pristine coastlines are found in western and southern Tasmania. This diversity of land forms supports a wide range of vegetation types including some remnants of past climates and 1500 years old pine trees.

When the region was nominated for world heritage listing it was described as 'the last great temperate wilderness remaining in Australia and one of the last in the world'. This expanse of wilderness and the inability of some feral animals, eg foxes to reach the island of Tasmania has provided a safe habitat for many small mammals such as the Tasmanian devil, Eastern quoll, Tasmanian pademelon, Tasmanian bettong, which, although once common on the mainland are now only found in Tasmania.

Further information about this habitat can be found at these sites:

• Dept of Primary Industries, Water & Environment, Tasmania
• Dept of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Tasmania
• Environment Australia
• Landcare Australia

• Eastern Quoll
• Giant Freshwater Crayfish
• Orange-bellied Parrot
• Tasmanian Devil