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Tasmanian Devil on Sick Leave, Gets Island Vacation

The real-life Tasmanian devil could not look more different than its slobbering, whirling, rabbit-terrorizing animated counterpart, even if it tried. And, while the iconic Loony Tunes fireball is...

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Bottled Water: It Gets Worse

Piers Fawkes of PSFK has a thing about Tasmanian Rain, the water bottled from, yes, Tasmanian rain. He notes that "For some, being green is a fashion statement rather than an action - and this is...

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Water on the Brain. We're Learning. Slowly.

Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource....

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Campaigns Are Helping To Save Tasmania's Forests

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Zoos Warn Mad Max Landscapes are Probability: Caused By Climate Change

The president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) says the type of barren landscapes shown in Australia's famous Mad Max movies could become a common reality because of global...

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Report: Japanese Paper Companies Still Lying About Tasmanian Old Growth Forests

When it comes to the bottom line, can we always trust companies that say they are doing good for the planet? In a world with

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Who Knew? Tasmanian Wombat Poo Turned Into Handmade Paper

Here's an alternative paper source you probably haven't considered: Wombat poo. Entrepreneurs in Wales have been turning sheep droppings into

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Cancers Threaten Wild Animal Populations

Image: Green Turtle Face, by Sharon Deem, courtesy of WCS Sad Green Turtle If this Green Turtle appears sad, perhaps it is pondering the newest threat to its endangered species. Green turtles belong...

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Sam, The Australian Bushfire Koala Dies

Remember the devastating Australian bushfires earlier this year that wiped out a couple thousand homes, made over 7,000 folk homeless and killed 173 people? You might also recall the koala dubbed Sam,...

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A Blow to Native Forest Logging: Major Australian Company Drops the Practice

In a major victory for the Australian environmental movement, Tasmanian timber company Gunns Limited announced on Thursday that it will no longer engage in native forest logging.

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