Mel Hills on a Life of Ecology, Art, and All Things Nature Mel Hills grew up in Orford on the east coast of Tasmania, where she was never far from nature. Whether it was the coastline, the wildlife, or roaming in the hills, Mel developed a deep love for Tasmania Landscapes from a young age. […]
From April 25th through May 1st, eleven members of the Friends of the Orange-bellied Parrot Wildcare group, aided by several other keen birders, participated in the great search for the elusive orange-bellied parrot (OBP) on King Island, under the expert leadership of Marianne Gee and Mark Holdsworth. The hope was that evidence would be found […]
Wildcare Tasmania started reviewing how it operates the Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund (its fund for tax-deductible donations) in late 2023. Our first consultation round included an invitation to members for feedback, an online members survey, input from our branch leaders, our review reference group, our office team, the Grants Committee and meetings with some of […]
by Phil Hrstich, Project Leader, Friends of Devonport Reserves. (Editors Note – Taylor Swift was not involved in this project). A grant from Wildcare’s Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund enabled Friends of Devonport Reserves to purchase two 4G cameras to watch swift parrots at nest boxes. Unfortunately, the swifties haven’t chosen to use any of the […]
March 2024—time for the Friends of Melaleuca annual working bee! A group of enthusiastic volunteers hopped off the plane onto the white gravel of the Melaleuca airstrip to join those who had come by boat. A couple of new faces joined the gang this year and it was lovely to meet the new PWS Volunteer […]
Good news for Low Head penguins! The 2023/24 breeding season is coming to a close, with just a few chicks left in the colony. A survey of the nest boxes in early January recorded more than 20 chicks present, often as a pair, indicating a good breeding season for the birds. A recent visit in […]
Report on project completed with funding from the Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund Californian Thistle Eradication and other weed work: Our aim is to eradicate these thistles from the island. We are almost there! At the last Spring working bee in November 2022, we treated (with Lontrel Advanced) a total of 662 thistles. An additional Working […]
See the latest Newsletter from Friends of Tasman Island at https://wildcaretas.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30-Newslette-March-2024-April-10-22-final-pdf.pdf
After a little break to catch our breaths and reassess our situation, the Get Outside program has been reignited. Four trips for the year have been planned and new partnerships have been formed. The first trip was a great success! On a hot and windy Saturday, 17 people from the Tasmanian Arab community, and their […]
May 2024 Friends of Three Hummock Island (FROTHI) Working Bee, Calling for Expressions of Interest We’re excited to report another windswept, wild adventure awaits on Three Hummock Island! And it’s coming very soon! We’re looking for a keen group of volunteers to join us for our annual working bee pulling Sea Spurge on beaches […]
Wildlife rehabilitation is a specialised skill and while it can be very rewarding, it can also be time-consuming and emotionally taxing. Through the generous support of WIRES, Saffire Freycinet and regular donors, the Wildlife Rehab and Release cause of Wildcare’s Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund supports the rehabilitation and release of Tasmania’s injured and orphaned native […]