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Working for a connected country - TLC in Tasmania's biodiversity hotspot

Posted by jnaylor on November 6, 2012

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The TLC is very pleased to be a partner of the Australia Connectivity Council and the National Wildlife Corridors Plan.

The National Wildlife Corridors Plan, which includes the Tasmanian Midlands has been released by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

The plan is a vision for reconnecting the Australian landscape through a network of wildlife corridors across Australia and also outlines a process for communities to identify and nominate areas they believe will contribute to a national network of wildlife corridors.

"An area that meets the criteria and is declared as a National Wildlife Corridor may be eligible for priority funding under a range of Australian Government funding programs" Environment Minister, Tony Burke, said. 

The TLC is a key partner in the Tasmanian Midlandscapes program.

This plan recognises that wildlife corridors come in all shapes and sizes - from linkages at the edges of our major cities to the outback, providing a much needed ecological safety net. 

"In the Tasmanian Midlands we work with our landowner partners, Bush Heritage Australia and the Australian and State Governments to reconnect and protect the last pieces of remnant grasslands and grassy woodlands left in this critically important National Biodiversity Hotspot." Jane Hutchinson TLC CEO.

Full press release here