The fight to restore Lake Pedder
Science & EnvironmentDefenders of Lake Pedder, which was inundated in 1972, are aiming to submit an Ecological Management Plan to restore the ancient lake by 2021.
Tasmania
Ribbon worm regenerates its head and brain like it’s no big deal
Creatura BlogIf you own a cat, you’re probably used to surreptitiously whisking a harried skink away from the paws of death, leaving a twitching tail behind as a sad consolation prize.
Meet the artist behind Tassie’s best protest art
History & CultureYou may not be familiar with the name Josh Pringle, but the Tasmanian artist is behind all the incredible designs by Keep Tassie Wild.
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.
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.