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The TCT publishes a regular newsletter called the Tasmanian Conservationist. Newsletters published after August 2005 are available as PDF file* downloads.

TCT membership includes a free subscription to the hard copy version of the Tasmanian Conservationist newsletter.

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Previous Newsletters:
  Number 313 December 2007
(694 KB PDF file* download)

Friends of Lillico Penguins Call for Volunteers, Bruny Bioregion Marine Protected Areas, A Species on the Brink - Miena Cider Gum, Malcolm Turnbull’s Decision on Pulp Mil, CCAMLAR 2007, Forest Activity Threatens Stag Beetle, Hot Rocks, Bruny Island Cat Control Project, Independent Planning Process Still Necessary, Voiceless Wildlife Education Kit, Volunteers Needed For Swift Parrot Study, Conserving Shorebirds in the Tamar, Derwent Penguins Receive Help, Looking after our Backyard Bandicoots
  Number 312 September 2007
(1.15 MB PDF file* download)
New CEO appointed, From the President, TCT Strategic Plan 2007 – 2008, Tasman National Park, Road Kill Survey by Push Bike, Coastal Development, Our Threatened Flora Need Your Help, Annual Report to Members: Biodiversity Conservation, Coastal and Marine, Water Management, Waste Management, Land Management, Legislation and Committees
 
Number 311 April 2007
(1.12 MB PDF file* download)
From the Director, Minister Challenges Public’s Rights of Appeal under Threatened Species Legislation, World Heritage Embarrassment, New Era of Dam Building, Warming to the Ice Plants, Conservation Bits and Pieces, Gambusia Control Update, The Cascade Effect, Shorebird Conservation in Tasmania, Miena Cider Gums Fight Back, Clean Up Australia Day a Smashing Success, Circular Head Shearwater Support
 

Number 310 December 2007
(717 KB PDF file* download)
From the Director, Tasmanians Urged to Tackle Climate Change on Clean Up Australia Day, Draft Climate Change Stragegy Falls Short, The Recovery Shop, A Walk on the Wild Side, Conservation Bits and Pieces, If You Have Windows You Have Window Strikes, King Island Cat Control Project, Beach Daisy Control, Launch of the Forest Stewardship Council Australia

 
Number 309 December 2006
(1.6 MB PDF file* download)
From the Director, The Handfish and the Developer, Thanks From All the Fish, Understanding the Role of a Peak Organisation, Devil Facial Tumour Disease, Vale Peter Storey, The Economics of Climate Change, The War on Foxes, Community Biodiversity Survey Kit, Broken Promises, Environmental Environment Law Gutted, Clean Up Australia Day.
  Number 308 October 2006
(1.6 MB PDF file* download)
From the President, Confusion reigns as Parliament abandons control over future of Ralphs Bay Conservation Area, Southport Lagoon Finally Protected, Coastal Salt Marshes: Unique Habitats Worthy of Protection,Gunns’ Pulp Mill IIS Lacks Basis Pollution Monitoring Detail, Weeding out the Mulches, What is the Environment Challenge?, Marine Protected Area within the Bruny Marine Bioregions on the Agenda, TCT North-West Branch 2006 Activities, New Declared Pest, Too Much Risk for the Reward: Analysis of the Pulp Mill Returns to the People of Tasmania, Tasmania’s Environmetal Home Expo.
  Number 307 August 2006
(900 KB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the Director, Rally for the Coas,t Are Dogs Causing a Problem on your Beach?, Blackyard Blitz helps Derwent Little Penguins, Volunteers Wanted to Save Cider Gums, Clarifying the Status of Cats, The Fox and Ockham’s Razor, Pulp Friction, The Saga of Tamar Silt, Why is Australia Considering Nuclear Power?
 
Number 306 June 2006
(1 MB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the Director, Cat Amongst the Parrots on Wind Farms, Commonwealth Marine Park Fiasco, Minister Delays Protection for Orange Roughy and Southern Bluefin Tuna Appeal, King Island Cat Control Trapping Project, More on Cats, Another $4 Million for Alternatives to 1080, World Heritage Values under Threat at Macquarie Island, New Coastal Protection Plan Minus the Protection Bit, You Can Save a Cider Gum, Protecting Non-forest Vegetation in Tasmania, Giant Freshwater Lobster Update
 
Number 305 April 2006
(1 MB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the Director, Cat Management, Land for Wildlife, Eucalyptus ovata at the Meander Dam Site, Derwent Penguins, EPBC Update, Bounties for Pest Animals, Fishing Line and Birds, North-east Highlands Track, Seven-day Adventure, Clean Up Australia Day.
 
Number 304 February 2006
(1.05 MB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the Director, EDO's new publication, Roadkill, Pademelon Kill, Wielangta, Shark Net, Lutregala Marsh, Tarkine Coast, 1080 Code of Practice, Clean Up Australia Day, Possible Fungus / Ant Association.
 
Number 303 December 2005
(1.12 MB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the Director, Land-clearing Controls, Shearwater Poaching, Meander Dam, Trawl Fishery Killing Seals, Devil I Know, Gander at the Goosefoots, Whales v Shorebirds, War on Wildlife, Clean Up Australia Day, Current Projects.
 
Number 302 October 2005
(1.12 MB PDF file* download)
Contents: From the (new) Director, What Use is Policy Planning?, Platypuses are also Having a Devil of a Time, Protecting the Spotted-tailed Quoll, Does Commonwealth Heritage Listing have any Value, War against Foxes, Better Homes & Gardens for Little Penguins, Water: Facts, Issues and Problems, Don’t Miss Tasmania’s Environmental Home Expo, Feral Cats and Feral Weeds, Coastal Orchid Haven Up for Grabs, Good Year for Greenhoods, Increased Community Awareness Vital to Shorebirds.
 
Number 301 September 2005
(375 KB PDF file* download)
Contents: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, Commercial harvest of native wildlife, Thanks for the Memories, Gambusia Project Update, Draft Recovery Plan for the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster, You Could Easily Protect a Threatened Species, Goundsels & Fireweeds, Meander Dam: The Truth Emerges, Iris Farm: A Private Nature Reserve, De Nile Isn’t Just a River In Egypt, Popular 1080 myths still doing the rounds, Jumping the Garden Fence, Grumpy Old Greenies.
 

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