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 […]
People are often shocked when I tell them that gorse and broom are the main weeds that our Strahan based group ‘Friends of the Henty’ deal with. It seems that it is the perception of many that the West Coast is pristine, immune to plagues of the weeds that are prevalent in agricultural land and […]
By Luke Cooper, President – Friends of the Henty A recent ABC article stated that Tasmania had recorded its driest Summer in 40 years. For those in the North-East of Tasmania this may seem absurd, with parts of North-East Tasmania recording up to double the average from January to March. But on the West Coast […]
Luke Cooper is studying a PhD in Mathematics that is part of an Australia wide project to improve crop resilience and yield to provide sustainable food sources in a time of changing climate, increasing population and decreasing arable land. He is also the President of Wildcare’s newest group ‘Friends of the Henty‘. Once upon a […]