Map of the location of the various land tenures managed
by the Parks and Wildlife Service
Complete Listing of National Parks and Reserves under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 (as at May 2007)
Areas in this list are grouped according to their statutory class: National Park, State Reserve, Nature Reserve, Game Reserve, Conservation Area, Nature Recreation Area, Regional Reserve, Historic Site, Private Nature Reserve or Private Sanctuary, in accordance with the Nature Conservation Act 2002.
Reserves are declared under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 that sets out the values and purposes of each reserve class and managed under the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 according to management objectives for each class.
Together the Nature Conservation Act 2002 and the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 replace the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970.
In total, the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service manages 423 reserves covering 2,508,297 hectares, or about 36.83% of the area of the State.
Details of each reserve classification, including their size, are available online:
The Parks and Wildlife Service also assists in the protection of private land that is declared as Private Nature Reserves, Private Sanctuaries and Areas Covenanted for Conservation in Perpetuity. Details of these reserves are available on the complete listing PDF below, and on the Protected Areas on Private Land web site.
The complete listing of reserves (as of May 2007) is available as a PDF [116 KB].