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Planned burn at Cosy Corner, Bay of Fires Conservation Area, 8 & 9 May

08/05/2012

PWS is today (Tuesday 8 May) conducting a fuel reduction burn in the Bay of Fires Conservation Area south of St Helens at the Cosy Corner North campground.More

Fresh hunting team heads to Macquarie Island

13/04/2012

A fresh hunting team will join an Australian Antarctic Division resupply voyage to Macquarie Island next week to continue efforts in one of the world's largest island pest eradication projects.More

Fuel reduction burns near Hobart and around the state

03/04/2012

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) has advised that small and large planned burns are taking place around the state this week while weather conditions are suitable.More
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Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area protects one of the last true wilderness regions on Earth and encompasses a greater range of natural and cultural values than any other region on Earth.

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area covers approximately 1.38 million hectares (or about 3.46 million acres) and represents about 1/5 of the area of the island state of Tasmania. It protects vast tracts of high quality wilderness, which harbours a wealth of outstanding natural and cultural heritage. 

The area is formally recognised through World Heritage listing as being part of the natural and cultural heritage of the world community. The core area was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 on the basis of all four natural criteria and three cultural criteria, satisfying more criteria than any other World Heritage property on Earth.