Tasmania, abbreviated as Tas, and also known colloquially as 'Tassie' is an island state, part of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is located 240 kms (150 miles) to the south of the Australian continent, separated by Bass Strait. The State of Tasmania includes the island of Tasmania, the 26th largest in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The State has a population of about 508,000 people. The state capital and largest city is Hobart.
Almost 37 % of Tasmania lies in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites.
Tasmania has a total of 19 National Parks.
Almost 37 % of Tasmania lies in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites.
Tasmania has a total of 19 National Parks.
Tasmania Fauna emblem
Tasmanian Devil
Tasmania flora emblem
Tasmanian Blue Gum
Tasmania State flag
Tasmania Coat of Arms.
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania.
Reserves are declared under the Nature Conservation Act 2002. This sets out the the values and purposes of each reserve class and is managed under the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002. Together these two Acts replace the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970.
In total, the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service manages 823 terrestrial reserves covering about 2.9 million hectares, or over 42 % of the area of the State of Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Reserve Estate includes a further 135,400 hectares in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), of which Macquarie Island MPA is 74,700 hectares. There are a further 53,700 hectares under reserve in other areas of the marine and estuarine environments.
The Parks and Wildlife Service also assists in the protection of private land that is declared as Private Nature Reserves, Private Sanctuaries and Areas Covenanted for Conservation.
The total, the Tasmanian Reserve Estate as at at 30th June 2014 indicates a total terrestrial reserved area of 3,414,000 hectares, or 50.1% of the area of Tasmania, including both PWS and Forestry Tasmania-managed reserved land, formal and informal reserves on public land, reserves on private land, and Wellington Park.
The total reserved area, including Marine Protected Areas, is 3,603,200 hectares.
More info can be found at the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service website.
In total, the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service manages 823 terrestrial reserves covering about 2.9 million hectares, or over 42 % of the area of the State of Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Reserve Estate includes a further 135,400 hectares in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), of which Macquarie Island MPA is 74,700 hectares. There are a further 53,700 hectares under reserve in other areas of the marine and estuarine environments.
The Parks and Wildlife Service also assists in the protection of private land that is declared as Private Nature Reserves, Private Sanctuaries and Areas Covenanted for Conservation.
The total, the Tasmanian Reserve Estate as at at 30th June 2014 indicates a total terrestrial reserved area of 3,414,000 hectares, or 50.1% of the area of Tasmania, including both PWS and Forestry Tasmania-managed reserved land, formal and informal reserves on public land, reserves on private land, and Wellington Park.
The total reserved area, including Marine Protected Areas, is 3,603,200 hectares.
More info can be found at the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service website.
Types of Parks in Tasmania.
- National Park
- "A large natural area of land containing a representative or outstanding sample of major natural regions, features of scenery."
- State Reserve
- "An area of land containing any of the following: significant natural landscapes; natural features; sites, objects or places of significance to Aboriginal people."
- Nature Reserve
- "An area of land that contains natural values that contribute to the natural biological diversity or geological diversity of the area of land, or both, and are unique, important or have representative value."
- Game Reserve
- "An area of land containing natural values that are unique, important or have repsentative value particularly with respect to game species".
- "An area of land containing natural values that are unique, important or have repsentative value particularly with respect to game species".
- Conservation Area
- "An area of land predominantly in a natural state."
- Nature Recreation Area
- "An area of land predominantly in a natural state; or containing sensitve natural sites of significance for recreation."
- Regional Reserve
- "An area of land with high mineral potential or prospectivity, and predominantly in a natural state."
- Historic Site
- "An area of land of significance for historic cultural heritage".
- "An area of land of significance for historic cultural heritage".
- Private Nature Reserve
- "An area of land that contains natural values that (a) contirbute to the natural biological diversity or geological diversity of the area of land, or both, and (b) are unique, important or have representative value".
- "An area of land that contains natural values that (a) contirbute to the natural biological diversity or geological diversity of the area of land, or both, and (b) are unique, important or have representative value".
- Private Sanctuary
- "An area of land that has significant natural or cultural values, or both".
- "An area of land that has significant natural or cultural values, or both".
- Marine Reserve
Nature Conservation Act 2002.
CAPAD data (as of 2016)
Every two years, the Australian Government collects information on protected areas from state and territory Governments and other protected area managers. This information is published in the Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD).
The 2016 CAPAD data shows that Tasmania has a total of 1,542 parks consisting of the folllowing:-
The 2016 CAPAD data shows that Tasmania has a total of 1,542 parks consisting of the folllowing:-
- Conservation Area 390
- Conservation Covenant 723
- Conservation Reserve 6
- Game Reserve 11
- Historic Site 30
- Indigenous Protected Area 8
- National Park 18
- Nature Recreation Area 25
- Nature Reserve 72
- NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress 6
- Other Conservation Area 1
- Private Nature Reserve 15
- Private Sanctuary 24
- Regional Reserve 148
- State Reserve 65
What parks in Tasmania qualify for WWFF?
Total of 142 parks.
All 19 gazetted Tasmanian National Parks qualify for the WWFF program, along with 31 Conservation Areas, 8 Nature Recreation Areas, 3 Nature Reserve, 6 Regional Reserves, 1 Private Sanctuary, and 65 State Reserves.
All 19 gazetted Tasmanian National Parks qualify for the WWFF program, along with 31 Conservation Areas, 8 Nature Recreation Areas, 3 Nature Reserve, 6 Regional Reserves, 1 Private Sanctuary, and 65 State Reserves.
Extra information
- Narawntapu National Park was formerly known as Asbestos Range National Park.
WWFF history in VK7
24th April 2019:
- Calverts Lagoon Conservation Area VKFF-2897
- Coles Bay Conservation Area VKFF-2898
- Cressy Beach Conservation Area VKFF-2899
- Denison Ridge Conservation Area VKFF-2900
- Denison Rivulet Conservation Area VKFF-2901
- Doctors Rocks Conservation Area VKFF-2902
- Don Heads Conservation Area VKFF-2903
- Four Mile Creek Conservation Area VKFF-2904
- Great Western Tiers Conservation Area VKFF-2905
- Greens Beach Conservation Area VKFF-2906
- Lake Dulverton Conservation Area VKFF-2907
- Lost Falls Conservation Area VKFF-2908
- Low Head Conservation Area VKFF-2909
- Meetus Falls Conservation Area VKFF-2910
- Morass Bay Conservation Area VKFF-2911
- Mount Rumney Conservation Area VKFF-2912
- Peggs Beach Conservation Area VKFF-2913
- Port Sorell Conservation Area VKFF-2914
- Shag Lagoon Conservation Area VKFF-2915
- Shingle Hill Conservation Area VKFF-2916
- Slaves Bay Conservation Area VKFF-2917
- Spiky Beach Conservation Area VKFF-2918
- Stanley Conservation Area VKFF-2919
- Surveyors Bay Conservation Area VKFF-2920
- Tatlows Beach Conservation Area VKFF-2921
- Tea-Tree Conservation Area VKFF-2922
- The Dutchman Conservation Area VKFF-2923
- Fern Glade Conservation Area VKFF-2924
- Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area VKFF-2925
- Whalers Lookout Conservation Area VKFF-2926
- Gellibrand Point Nature Recreation Area VKFF-2927
- Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area VKFF-2928
- South Arm Nature Recreation Area VKFF-2929
- Cape Deslacs Nature Reserve VKFF-2930
- Native Point Nature Reserve VKFF-2931
- Wellington Point Conservation Area VKFF-2932
- Henry Somerset Private Sanctuary VKF-2933
- Dip Falls Regional Reserve VKFF-2934
- German Town Regional Reserve VKFF-2935
- Leven Canyon Regional Reserve VKFF-2936
- Milkshake Hills Regional Reserve VKFF-2937
- Mount Roland Regional Reserve VKFF-2938
- Promised Land Regional Reserve VKFF-2939
11th July 2017:
The following State Reserves were added to the WWFF Directory:
The following State Reserves were added to the WWFF Directory:
- Alum Cliffs VKFF-1790
- Bradys Lookout VKFF-1791
- Calm Bay VKFF-1792
- Dart Island VKFF-1793
- Derwent Cliffs VKFF-1794
- Devils Gullet VKFF-1795
- Disappointment Bay VKFF-1796
- Eaglehawk Bay VKFF-1797
- East Risdon VKFF-1798
- Echo Sugarloaf VKFF-1789
- Eugenana VKFF-1800
- Fairy Glade VKFF-1801
- Ferndene VKFF-1802
- Forest Vale VKFF-1803
- Forth Falls VKFF-1804
- Henty Glacial Erratics VKFF-1805
- Holwell Gorge VKFF-1806
- Ida Bay VKFF-1807
- Iron Pot VKFF-1808
- Junee Cave VKFF-1809
- Kimberley Springs VKFF-1810
- Little Beach VKFF-1811
- Little Peggs Beach VKFF-1812
- Logan Lagoon VKFF-1813
- Lookout Rock VKFF-1814
- Marriotts Falls VKFF-1815
- Mersey Bluff VKFF-1816
- Mount Arthur VKFF-1817
- Mount Barrow VKFF-1818
- Mount Barrow Falls VKFF-1819
- Mount Montgomery VKFF-1820
- Mount Pearson VKFF-1821
- Pieman River VKFF-1822
- Quarantine Station VKFF-1823
- Roger River VKFF-1824
- Safety Cove VKFF-1825
- St Patricks Head VKFF-1826
- Stewarts Bay VKFF-1827
- Sundown Point VKFF-1828
- Table Cape VKFF-1829
- Tessellated Pavement VKFF-1830
- The Nut VKFF-1831
- The Steppes VKFF-1832
- Three Hummock Island VKFF-1833
- Three Thumbs VKFF-1834
- Trial Harbour VKFF-1835
- Trowutta Caves VKFF-1836
- Waterfall Creek VKFF-1837
- Welcome River VKFF-1838
- Weldborough Pass VKFF-1839
- West Point VKFF-1840
- Wye River VKFF-1841
- Yellow Creek VKFF-1842
KML file showing the location of the VK7 parks
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KMZ file showing the boundaries
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Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service can be found on Facebook at......
https://www.facebook.com/Tasmania-Parks-and-Wildlife-Service-147512044296/
https://www.facebook.com/Tasmania-Parks-and-Wildlife-Service-147512044296/
Map showing Tasmania's National Parks.
Map of the location of the various land tenures managed
by the Parks and Wildlife Service.
courtesy of www.parks.tas.gov.au
Tasmania Reserve listing.
Details of Tasmanian reserves within each reserve classification, including their size, IUCN category and earliest date of reservation.
| tasmania_reserve_listing.pdf |
Some videos of Tasmanian National Parks.
Info courtesy of:-
1. Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania
2. Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org
1. Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania
2. Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org