Tribute to William (Bill) Forsyth by Andrew Smith – Founder and Appointed Co-Chair, Wildcare Tasmania Inc. (1998 – 2018) Sadly, one of the stalwarts of Wildcare Inc passed away on the 28th July. Mark William (Bill) Forsyth was a man of the wilds and had a strong desire to not only experience the wild places […]
The Maugean Skate is Tasmania’s largest endemic fish. These ancient Gondwanan relicts live only in the tannin-stained water of Macquarie Harbour where they have resided for countless generations. Sadly, they are one of the State’s most endangered marine species due to its limited range, climate change, and human changes to their habitat. With these ongoing […]
Jill Maxwell has been appointed as Wildcare’s new CEO and will commence in mid August. Jill is enthusiastic about living life to the full, contributing to change at both an individual and community level. On a personal level, this has led Jill to test her abilities in climbing mountains or kayaking many of Tasmania’s rivers […]
The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is currently advertising for Volunteer Campground Caretakers for Mount Field National Park Campground, for four and five-week placements, between mid-December and May during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 summers. Mount Field is one of Tasmania’s oldest and most diverse national parks, and offers visitors an array of natural wonders, […]
Enjoy walking the coastline between wukalina / Mt William National Park and the Gardens. Along the way you will be working alongside Wildcare’s Friends of larapuna to remove the beach weed ‘sea spurge’ and marine debris. We’ll take time to share stories and hear from local experts. There are 5 walks to chose from over 4 […]
Like many previous park rangers, Chris Arthur has continued caring for Tasmania’s wild places in a voluntary capacity post retirement. He volunteers with Friends of Fisher Island, SPRATS (Sea spurge Remote Area Teams) and has spent time as a volunteer caretaker on Deal Island. Here’s a snapshot of what he’s been up to lately. Photos […]
After a wet and windy weekend, Wednesday 28th June dawned calm and sunny for our working bee. Friends of Tamar Island Wetlands Reserve – Ann, Robyn, Rod, Suzanne, Jing, Ralph, Jenny and Aidan with PWS ranger Jason set off for Tamar Island with wheelbarrows, plants, weeding and planting gear. Supervised by a pair of circling […]
Karstcare is a Wildcare group who contribute to cave management in Tasmania, enabling cavers to minimise the impact of pursuing their passion. Whilst they do the odd surface weed eradication/re-vegetation project (just to get some vitamin D!), their workplace is predominantly underground and requires specialist skills. Sometimes, the worksite may be 2 hours or more […]
It was a spectacular few days on Three Hummock Island for our 3rd annual FROTHI working bee! We pulled as much Sea Spurge as we could and collected every bit of marine rubbish that crossed our paths as we made our way along those tremendous golden beaches of Three Hummock Island. It was a fantastic […]
A music night to share the beauty, conservation ethic and stories of Port Davey also raised funds for Friends of Melaleuca’s volunteer work. The 25th May was a wintry night but the Moonah Arts Centre auditorium was booked out! Tony Fenton, Peter Marmion and Mick Lawrence put together this program of music and photography inspired […]