10 remarkable photos of Tasmania’s wildlife
WildlifeSince its inception, Australian Geographic has documented the unique wildlife of Tasmania. Here we look back on some of our favourite subjects.
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How Tasmania’s Aboriginal people reclaimed a language
History & Culturepalawa kani is based on surviving spoken and written remnants of the island’s original languages.
David Malin Awards: the best of astrophotography
PhotographyAn incredible image of the night sky across the Tasmanian Wilderness has taken out the top prize at this year’s David Malin Awards.
Highlining above the Tasmanian wilderness
AdventureThrill seeker Valentin Rapp has walked between some of Tasmania’s greatest natural monuments by rigging up a highline. Not for the faint of heart, the extreme sport of highlining involves traversing a rope suspended high above the ground. See more of his adventurers here.
How to be an effective environmental activist in the 21st century
Science & EnvironmentOutdoor gear company Patagonia has partnered with the Bob Brown Foundation to launch a film to save Tasmania’s Tarkine forest. At a screening last month they talked about what the long battle for this pristine north-western corner of Tassie has taught them about the changing face of environmental activism over the decades.
The ‘founding mothers’: the little-known story of Australia’s convict women
History & CultureTransported to a distant land for crimes of poverty, Australia’s female convicts were charged with the task to tame and have children with convict men.
Scientists call on the public to look to the sky to help the Tassie wedge-tailed eagle
NewsWe chat to zoologist Claire Hawkins who recently launched a crowdfunder to help the public count how many wedgies are left in Tasmania.
Meet the rakali, Australia’s otter equivalent
WildlifeThe ecological value of the rakali is often under appreciated, but one young Tasmanian is looking to change that.