Does Tasmania really take people’s breath away? Is its beautiful landscape and indigenous animal diversity truly a one of a kind? The answer is, yes of course. It is truly hard to tell whether the escaping landscape of both rainforests and beaches that make this country wondrous or is it the abundant and incredible animals that inhabit them. Scientists, climatologists, botanists, biologists around the globe will agree that Tasmania is both a great environment and animal extravaganza for several species found only in Tasmania. Between some of the oldest yet luscious rainforests still in existence today and some of the rarest and most dangerous animals that live there, it is easy to see why Tasmania takes the breath away from anyone who experiences this wonderland.
Tasmania has some of the most diverse and intriguing geographical demographics in the entire Australian continent. Between the once volcanic mountains of the Central Highlands, the vast amount of estuaries that provide energy and beauty around the populated mid of Tasmania and the Tarkine, Australia’s largest temperate rainforest area , all fitting seemingly perfectly on the island of Tasmania, it is easy to see where the beauty comes from. The Central Highlands is home to Tasmania’s tallest mountain, Mount Ossa, which rises at 1,617 meters in the midst of the Cradle-Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park, which is the north-west region of Tasmania. A little further west and a little less north is the most prominent location of Tasmania, the Tarkine rainforests. The Tarkine covers approximately 1500 square miles of rainforest, crikey, that’s nearly the largest rainforest left in the world! The cool temperate rainforest is characterized by an open and verdant, ...
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...ization. The Lowland Copperhead is often found in houses of villagers who live near estuaries, this is especially dangerous because the Copperhead has a neurotoxin venom which is lethal to all those who are bitten if proper medical attention is not sought. Lastly is the White Lipped snake that is the least dangerous snake on Tasmania due to its small venom glands and tiny fangs, death rarely results from a bite from one of these snakes. Unlike most snakes the White Lipped snake is preyed upon by household cats and even small birds of prey, although given the chance this snake will attack birds and some marsupials when hiding in the dense grasslands.
Tasmania as a whole is an incredible experience, especially for those who love nature and love animals, with the diversity of climate, ecosystem, and the rare wildlife opportunities it truly is a land of its own.
This adds to the reader’s sympathy because he didn’t provoke the man’s attack and did nothing to deserve what happened to him. He was punished despite being completely innocent. Though the snake does not pose a direct threat, he is an extremely powerful creature and a great asset to the beauty of nature. He “felt no necessity of getting out of anybody’s path,” showing his confidence in himself. Though he is confident, he is not arrogant. He does not cower at the sight of the man, nor does he try to threaten him. He simply stands his ground confidently, waiting for the man to dictate his next move. This trait of the snake causes the reader to respect him and appreciate his position of power, reinforcing their sympathetic feelings. The snake’s death was slow and painful, and the author described all of the gruesome details in order to further affect the reader. The man himself admits that “it was a nasty sight”. First, he hacked about in the paper bag bush until he “dragged
This dense and luxuriant rainforest has the greatest diversity than any other in Australia and many in the world. The Daintree is also the home of rare and threatened extinct plant and animal species. The importance of this ecosystem is the very high. This ecosystem contributes to the overall health of this plant in many ways. Diversity contributes to the breakdown of pollution and helps to control the climate to name a few.
Together with 1,500 species of fishes and several species of snapper and coal trout. There are many more species in the Reef and this makes it important to Australian fish markets as a source of fish. This place is also a tourist location and a lot of people come visit here every day whether it be fishing or sight seeing.
Snuggled within the natural bush setting of Cleland Conservation Park, and adjacent to Mount Lofty Summit, the park provides 35 hectares of open bushland habitat where visitors can interact with Australian wildlife. The Cleland Wildlife Park has been a major...
Although multifarious people may believe, that the Tasmanian devil is a vicious animal, they are not as vicious as they seem. These devils will feed off of other dead animals, and won’t go hunt for their food. Tasmanians are an endangered species. They are a carnivorous marsupial. Even though they look adorable, they are extremely fierce. The species scientific name is Sarcophilus Harrisii . (“Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii”).
provinces of Canada, bordered on the north by the Bay of Fundy, the province of
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world, it protects coastlines from the dangerous effects of tropical storms and wave action, it is also home to more than 11,ooo marine life. It is one of the world’s largest coral reefs, so large in fact that you can see if from space.
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According to McCallum (2008), Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease is an aggressive transmissible parasitic cancer that is threatening the lives of the largest surviving marsupial carnivore with extinction. The disease was first discovered in at photograph of a devil with an unusual facial tumor at Mt. William in 1996, on the far northeastern corner of Tasmania. Even though it was common for Tasmanian devils to have tumors now and then, this struck some interest to the marsupial family. Before the disease was discovered, Tasmanian devils were known for being the largest extant marsupial carnivore species. Now that the disease is spreading rapidly throughout the species population, there is a decline in population of more than 60%. This species is now listed as an endangered animal by Australian state of Tasmania in May of 2008.
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The Great barrier reef has had many recent hardships, including water pollutants and the increasing water temperature. Although it may be too late to save this particular reef we the people must not be so nearsighted to the
Just to the northeast of the Australian northern coastline, lies a series of islands that construct what is referred to as the “Melanesia sub-region”. The tropical marine water of the Carol Triangle surrounds the Melanesian sub-region, and it extends from the eastern border of the island of New Guinea in the northeast, stretching to the southeast corner to include Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Consequently, the Melanesian sub-region features some of the most enduring-undiscovered landscapes of our modern times. In the heart of the Melanesian sub-region sits the world’s second largest island – New Guinea. The eastern portion of the island of New Guinea along with the islands of Bougainville, New Britain, and New Ireland describe the geographic-borders of the Country of Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG is located along the tropical geographic region of the Pacific Ring of Fire between 0o and 12o latitudes, where it receives rainfalls that range between 950 and 10,000 mm per annum (map). This equatorial location along with favorable natural and anthropogenic conditions allowed for a great number of astounding diversity of terrestrial vegetations to evolve and dictate PNG’s landscape. PNG’s landscape is dominated by multiple ecological formations, primarily forests that cover 78% of the total land area. Furthermore, the diversity of PNG’s terrestrial vegetations starts with beach grasses, on coastal lines, moving inland towards lowland tropical forest, and ending mountaintops alpine forests (table).
The Great Barrier Reef is an exemplary model of the famous exotic coral reef seen in a copy of the National Geographic or the popular animated film Finding Nemo. Located on the coast of Australia, it is known as the “largest biological organism in the world” (“Human Impact on the Great Barrier Reef” par. 1). The idea bears that coral reefs are again not an assortment of organisms functioning separately but rather working together to thrive. The groups of coral that are seen in t...
The country that I am doing for my report is New Zealand. New Zealand is made up of two Islands. The north and the south islands. It is located in the south pacific by Australia.