The Dial Range on Tasmania’s North‑West Coast has become the latest flashpoint in the state’s long‑running forests debate, ...

In Tasmania, timber-getters and conservationists tussle over the fate of Australia’s tallest hardwoods Some call it a swamp gum, a bland name for a tree like this one: a giant spear exploding from the ...

The Tasmanian Conservation Trust is worried about a push to maximise the scale of new forest reserves by relaxing logging practices in the remaining production forests. This trade-off would result in ...

Despite the damage humans cause to the planet, in some cases wildlife can benefit from the presence of people. The Tasmanian devil, for example, frequently feeds on roadkill left by humans. But our ...

A recent Ph.D. graduate's excavation of an ancient forest near Strahan in western Tasmania exceeded expectations with the discovery of new plant species. Fossils were discovered during a 2020 ...

Kingsley Dixon's trip abroad could have been perfect. After all, the acclaimed Australian botanist won the "plant Olympics" with a gold for his rare orchid at the Chelsea Flower Show in England. But a ...

Signatories to the landmark agreement between timber and environmental groups have announced they were willing to back amendments to the deal forced by the state's upper house. A stand-off over the ...