Tasmanian Wilderness

The Tasmanian Wilderness (English Tasmanian Wilderness) is located on the southeast of the Australian continent nearby island of Tasmania.

1982 various protected areas have been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. 1989, there has been further extended so that it now comprises 13,800 square kilometers, is the largest protected area of Australia. The Tasmanian Wilderness comprises about 20 percent of the area of Tasmania.

This region is home to one of the last temperate rain forests in the world. The finds in limestone caves confirm human habitation for over 20,000 years.

National Parks in the field of World Heritage:

  • Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair National Park
  • Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
  • Southwest National Park
  • Walls of Jerusalem National Park
  • Hartz Mountains National Park
  • Mole Creek Karst National Park

Also includes the Central Plateau Conservation Area to the area of the Tasmanian World Heritage Site.

Fauna

27 of 32 mammal species in Tasmania occur within the protected area. The most famous among them is certainly the Tasmanian Devil, which is found exclusively in Tasmania. The even greater thylacine was last sighted in 1936 and is considered to be extinct since the 1940s at the latest. Among the more than 150 bird species of the Yellow -bellied parrot is one of the rarest. In addition, living in the area 11 species of reptiles, 6 species of frogs and 15 species of freshwater fish, and numerous invertebrates.

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