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Community
This tour supports local community outcomes by:
- Supporting local conservation outcomes on Private Conservation Reserves, community areas and National Parks
- Providing opportunities for travellers to learn and personally contribute something back to local conservation efforts
- Sourcing local produce where all produce is sourced from local, family owned and operated businesses
- All guides are employed from the local area and we use local accommodation and suppliers
- Profit return into community conservation projects
- Supporting community conservation efforts in Tasmania
Environment
Participants on this program will contribute to local conservation including habitat protection of a private conservation reserve – Liffey Forest, little penguin monitoring and marine debris surveys.
The Liffey Forests are a haven for many species of wildlife including pygmy possums, bettongs, potoroos, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils. At least 60 bird species are present, including the rare white goshawk, the threatened Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo, boobook owls and pink robins. Platypuses swim in Pages Creek and the Liffey River. Clearing for timber production still continues in the Valley and aerial photographs of the area over time emphasise the value of this inaugural purchase for nature conservation. These Liffey reserves are a crucial buffer between the settled agricultural areas of the Liffey Valley and the World Heritage Area sited above them. The reserves effectively extend the boundaries of existing reserved land and help maintain habitats of flora and fauna which are threatened elsewhere along the length of the Tiers.
Conservation activities at Liffey Forest range from season to season and typically include habitat restoration, bird surveys and general monitoring of the reserves status. Additionally, a donation on behalf of each participant is made to ensure future protection of Australia’s ecosystems and the ongoing management of existing private conservation reserves.
Penguin surveys involve collating data on the number of penguins viewed coming to shore at dusk. The data is collected on behalf of the Parks and Wildlife Service and assists the agency to monitor and manage the penguin population of Bicheno. Coastal conservation activities involve Marine Debri Surveys, coastal clean up and data recording to help protect these important habitats and nesting grounds for penguins along the East Coast of Tasmania. Group sizes are kept to a maximum of 10 people to ensure a quality experience and minimal environmental impact. This program is provided by Australia’s largest not for profit, community based conservation organisation and any profits from these trips are donated back to the conservation projects across Australia.
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