The Tasmanian tiger was driven to extinction, as was the Tasmanian emu and a myriad of plants — but it is hoped a bold move will save another iconic Tasmanian species, the Morrisby's gum.
"The Morrisby gum, or eucalyptus morrisbyi, is one of the rarest eucalypts in Australia and a few years back, one of the main populations of that species suffered this catastrophic decline," plant sciences lecturer Dr Bec Jones said.Rising temperatures, drying soils and heavy wildlife browsing saw one of the biggest healthy populations of eucalyptus morrisbyi in Tasmania plummet from 2,000 to just six adult trees in seven years.
"If we ever wanted to take it from critically endangered down to endangered, we needed to be able to expand its range." "The chance of having a mature population here would be great to see in the future and going forward for future generations to enjoy as well," Mr Whitehead said."As a business, we're incredibly passionate about the potential of having an insurance population for this eucalyptus, on the property," Mr Whitehead said.
"I don't want to see eucalypts go extinct under my watch, eucalypts are an iconic species of the Australian bush, and to have a eucalypt go extinct on our doorstep would be a real shame," Dr Jones said. "There will be species that are quite common now, that might decline under climate change and so what we learned from this species will be able to apply to those other cases," Dr Jones said.Should the Tassie tiger be brought back to life? Have your say and ask the experts questionsUniversity Of TasmaniaWith the Voice campaign over, Australia has entered new political territory — and there's danger on the horizonHundreds of Australians fled Israel when the war began.
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