Tarkine (Tasmania)
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Tarkine Location Map:
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Tarkine Overview:
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‘The Tarkine is an expansive wild area in North-West Tasmania, Australia’s island state.The more than 447,000 hectare region roughly covers the expanse between the Arthur and Pieman rivers – and encompasses a broad array of diverse landscape features and outstanding natural and cultural values. Scientists, environment groups, and Australian politicians have identified and recognised the Tarkine’s unique world heritage values and their need for protection.’
[Source: ^http://www.tarkine.org/the_tarkine.php].
Conservation Organisations:
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[1] National Tarkine Coalition ^http://www.tarkine.org/.
Updates of Habitat Campaign:
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9. >20130516 Tasmania’s Tarkine vulnerable to reckless mining
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8. >20130416 Save the Tarkine from Venture Minerals
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7. >20120227 Shree Minerals invasion into the fragile Tarkine
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6. >20120117 Road Threat to Tasmania’s Tarkine Wilderness
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5. >20111227 Tasmania’s white raptor endangered in Tarkine
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4. >20111207 Tasmania’s Tarkine Wilderness ENDANGERED!
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3. >20111204 Tarkine’s above ground values are for eternity
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2. >20111201 Tasmania’s Tarkine threatened by tin mining
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