The Parks and Wildlife Service Fact Sheet series provides information on a wide range of subjects. They are an invaluable guide for intending visitors to our parks and reserves, for student projects, bushwalkers, landowners, recreational boaters and many others persons seeking information.

Our complete Fact Sheet series is listed below. All are available as PDFs which can be easily printed. You will need the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe to view PDFs.

Visiting...

Provides all you need to know before you go - how to get there, facilities, camping and what you can do when you arrive...
1. Ben Lomond National Park (211 Kb) Updated 22/10/07
2. Cradle Mt - Lake St Clair National Park (611 Kb)
3. Douglas Apsley National Park (255 Kb) Updated 22/10/07
4. Freycinet National Park (415 Kb) Updated 18/10/07
5. Hartz Mountains National Park (556 Kb)
6. Maria Island National Park (371 Kb) Updated 10/01/08
7. Mole Creek Karst National Park (544 Kb)
8. Mt Field National Park (190 Kb) Updated 5/02/08
9. Mt William National Park (700 Kb)
10. Narawntapu National Park (576 Kb)
11. Rocky Cape National Park (640 Kb)
12. South Bruny National Park (700 Kb)
13. Southwest National Park (2900 Kb)
14. Strzelecki National Park (274 Kb)
15. Tasman National Park (700 Kb) Updated 19/2/08
16. Walls of Jerusalem National Park (704 Kb)
17. Wild Rivers National Park (1800 Kb)

    Parks and Places

    General information on the wide range of parks, reserves and cultural sites managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service...
    

18. Adamsfield (772 Kb)
19. Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area (1100 Kb)
20. Bay of Fires (524 Kb)
21. Coal Mines Historic Site (508 Kb)
22. Camping and Cabin Fees (357 Kb) Updated 5/02/08
23. Cockle Creek (540 Kb)
24. Eaglehawk Neck Historic Site (568 Kb)
25. North-East Coastal Reserves (505 Kb) Updated 5/02/08
26. East Pillinger (1300 Kb)
27. Hastings Thermal Springs (428 Kb)
28. Highfield Historic Site - Stanley (512 Kb)
29. Kangaroo Bluff Historic Site (660 Kb)
30. Lake Barrington (640 Kb)
31. Macquarie Island World Heritage Area (444 Kb)
32. Macquarie Island - Rabbit Impact and Management (1580 Kb)
33. Maria Island - Historic Darlington (532 Kb) Updated 29/11/07
34. Maria Island Camping (154 Kb)
35. Marine Reserves (500 Kb)
36. Moulting Lagoon (1098 Kb)
37. New Marine Reserves - Port Davey & Kent Group (1340 Kb)
38. Southport Lagoon (1060 Kb) New as of 6/8/07
39. Southwest Conservation Area (1000 Kb)
40. Steppes Historic Site (448 Kb)
41. Strahan - Living with Wilderness (580 Kb)
42. Tamar Island Wetlands (524 Kb)
43. Tasmanian Shipwrecks (432 Kb)
44. Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (608 Kb)
45. Tom Gibson Nature Reserve (33 Kb)

    Disabled Access

    Information on the facilities provided for disabled persons at a range of parks and reserves around Tasmania...
    

46. Disabled Access - Parks for all People (834 Kb)

    Natural Values

    Provides a background on the natural heritage of our national parks...
    

47. Hartz Mountains National Park (472 Kb)
48. Mt Field National Park (468 Kb)
49. South Bruny National Park (48 Kb)
50. Tasman Peninsula (544 Kb)

    Great Bushwalks

    Information on Tasmania's premier extended bushwalks, including the famous Overland Track.
    

51. Frenchmans Cap (408 Kb )Updated 5/02/08
52. Freycinet Circuit (460 Kb)
53. Overland Track (176 Kb) Updated 18/10/07
54. Overland Track FAQs (1000 Kb) Updated 25/07/07
55. South Coast & Port Davey Tracks (408 Kb)
56. Tasman Coastal Trail (981 Kb)

    Walking Notes

    Information on short walks and day walks in the parks and reserves of Tasmania.
    

57. Cooking and Food Tips (528 Kb)
58. Leeaberra track (408 Kb)
59. Maria Island - Fossil Cliffs (608 Kb)
60. Maria Island - Painted Cliffs (652 Kb)
61. Maria Island - Reservoir Circuit (920 Kb)
62. Maria Island - Bishop and Clerk (672 Kb)
63. Maria Island - Isthmus and Pt Lesueur (508 Kb)
64. Maria Island - Mt Maria (592 Kb)
65. Walks at Lake St Clair - Short Walks (28 Kb)
66. Lake St Clair - Mt Rufus Day Walks (1004 Kb)
67. Lake St Clair - Shadow Lake Day Walks (901 Kb)
68. Lake St Clair - Lakeside walk (568 Kb)
69. Minimal Impact Walking (608 Kb)
70. Walking Safely (444 Kb)

    Plants

    General information on the unique plants and plant communities found in Tasmania...
    

71. Alpine Plants (544 Kb)
72. Buttongrass Moorland (560 Kb)
73. Coastal Vegetation (720 Kb)
74. Endemic Plants (1012 Kb)
75. Eucalypt Forests (528 Kb)
76. Fagus (Deciduous Beech (704 Kb)
77. Huon Pine (648 Kb)
78. Orchids of Freycinet Peninsula (16 Kb)
79. Plant Checklist for Cradle Mountain (524 Kb)
80. Plant Checklist for Maria Island (1400 Kb) New as of 6/2/08
81. Plant Checklist for Mt Field National Park (1400 Kb)
82. Plant Checklist for Narawntapu National Park (150 Kb)
83. Plant Checklist for South Bruny National Park (844 Kb)
84. Plant Checklist for Tasman National Park (568 Kb)
85. Planting Oyster Bay Pine (508 Kb)
86. Rural Tree Decline (660 Kb)
87. Swamp gum (776 Kb)
88. Tasmania's Endemic Conifers (952 Kb)
89. Tasmanian Rainforest (516 Kb)

    
    Wildlife

    Information on the unique and special animals to be found in Tasmania...
    

90. Bats (616 Kb)
91. Birds of Prey (508 Kb)
92. Bird Checklist for Bruny Island (540 Kb)
93. Bird Checklist for Cradle Mountain (524 Kb)
94. Bird Checklist for Furneaux Islands (148 Kb) Updated 22/10/07
95. Bird Checklist for Freycinet National Park (1420 Kb)
96. Bird Checklist for Maria Island (588 Kb)
97. Bird Checklist for Mt Field National Park (556 Kb)
98. Bird Checklist for Narawntapu National Park (150 Kb)
99. Bird Checklist for Tamar Island Wetlands (480 Kb)
100. Bird Checklist for Tasman National Park (516 Kb)
101. Bird Checklist for the West Coast (548 Kb)
102. Tasmania's Endemic Birds (748 Kb)
103. Cape Barren Goose (2080 Kb) Updated 22/10/07
104. Cave Creatures (676 Kb)
105. Cave Ecology (480 Kb)
106. Echidna (648 Kb)
107. Fairy Penguins (1000 Kb)
108. Mammals of Freycinet National Park (708 Kb)
109. Reptiles and Amphibians of Freycinet (544 Kb)
110. Penguins at Freycinet Peninsula (532 Kb)
111. Mammal Tracks (496 Kb)
112. Mammals of Tasmania (588 Kb)
113. Fauna Checklist for Cradle Mountain (772 Kb)
114. Fauna Checklist for Mt Field National Park (784 Kb)
115. Fauna Checklist for South Bruny National Park (740 Kb)
116. Fauna Checklist for Tasman National Park (656 Kb)
117. Native rodents (588 Kb)
118. Platypus (584 Kb)
119. Quolls (624 Kb)
120. Lizards of Tasmania (524 Kb)
121. Seals of Tasmania (984 Kb)
122. Shorebirds (1900Kb) New as of 3/12/07
123. Short-tailed Shearwater (500 Kb) Updated 4/1/08
124. Small Macropods (393 Kb)
125. Tasmanian Devil (660 Kb)
126. Tasmanian Devils on Maria Island (186 Kb)
127. Whales and Whale Strandings (464 Kb)
128. White-bellied Sea Eagle (676 Kb)
129. Wombat (601 Kb) Updated 22/10/07

     Threatened Habitats

     Information on those natural habitats that are in danger of being lost or irreversibly damaged, and how you can help stop the loss...
     

130. Grasslands (628 Kb)
131. Wetlands (752 Kb)

     Threatened Species

     Information on those species listed as threatened in Tasmania...
     

132. Eastern barred bandicoot (536 Kb)
133. Forty-spotted pardalote (532 Kb)
134. Orange-bellied parrot (604 Kb)
135. Swift parrot (520 Kb)
136. Thylacine- Tasmanian tiger (548 Kb)
137. Threatened Seastars (660 Kb)
138. Burrowing crayfish (640 Kb)

     Threats

     Information on the threats facing the wildlife and ecosystems of Tasmania, and what you can do to help in combating these threats...
     

139. Boneseed - Controlling an Environmental Weed (604 Kb)
140. Coastal Weeds (656 Kb)
141. Feral Cats (556 Kb) Updated 13/11/07
142. Feral Goats (684 Kb)
143. Foxes (112 Kb)
144. Working Together for a Fox Free Tasmania - A guide to identifying the presence of foxes (576 Kb)
145. Introduced Tree Frogs (520 Kb)
146. Marram Grass (956 Kb)
147. Phytophthora Root Rot (592 Kb) Updated 13/11/07

     Caring for Nature

     Details of what you can do to look after the wildlife and habitats of Tasmania...
     

148. Caring for injured & orphaned wildlife (464 Kb)
149. Wildlife Carers Check List (452 Kb)
150. Keeping Wildlife Wild (600 Kb)
151. Water Pollution (540 Kb)
152. Swift Parrot Habitat - A planting guide (420 Kb)
153. Reducing Roadkill (132 Kb) Updated 9/1/08

     Fire Management

     Infomation on fire as a part of the ecology of Tasmanian ecosystems, and how it is managed...
     

154. Fire, Flora and Fauna (578 Kb)

     Geodiversity

     General information on the rich geoheritage of Tasmania...
     

155. Tasmania's Cave Reserves (444 Kb)
156. The Lake Highway (452 Kb)
157. Geology of the Tasman Peninsula (468 Kb)
158. Gondwana - The Great Supercontinent (692 Kb)
159. Mole Creek Karst (476 Kb)
160. Formation of Tasmania (576 Kb)
161. Freycinet Geodiversity (1000 Kb) New as of 12/2/08

     Boating Notes

     Guides to kayaking, rafting and boating on Tasmania's famous wild rivers and waterways...
     

162. Franklin River Rafting (424 Kb)
163. Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour (524 Kb)

     Four Wheel Driving

     A guide and Code of Practice for Four Wheel Driving...
     

164. Cruisin' Without Bruisin' (3 395Kb)