De parken en reservaten kennen steile ravijnen en vele kalksteengrotten. Gevonden achterblijfselen in grotten getuigen van menselijke bewoning gedurende meer dan Source: unesco. About us. Special themes. Major programmes. For the Press.
Among the endemic, threatened or unique fauna species that thrive here include the Tasmanian devil, marsupials, eastern quoll, Tasmanian pademelon, freshwater crayfish, ground parrot and many more. Aside from the natural importance and value to Australia, it is also considered an important archaeological site. Researchers conclude that it has the densest concentration of human occupation sites that date back to the late Pleistocene period or early Holocene period.
In addition, the caves within the wilderness area show remnants of a hunting and gathering lifestyle from its early settlers. In addition, the archaeologists were also able to discover animal bones, hearths and other tools within the caves.
Gary has been traveing the world since From the World Heritage inscription for the Tasmanian Wilderness : In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world.
Track erosion and the spreading of plant diseases by 4WD and bicycle traffic is also increasing with increased tourism. Trampling damage by trekkers is common but is constantly monitored and made good. There is little agreement among the State Party and foresters over conflicts between logging and conservation. Some forest in peripheral areas as in Lemonthyme, south of Farmhouse Creek and other localities has been disturbed by previous logging and road-building activities but logging continues outside the WHA in the East Picton forests, around Wylds Craig, in the upper Mersey valley, west of Walls of Jerusalem National Park, in the lower Weld and Styx valleys, and in part of the Great Western Tiers Tasmanian Wilderness Society, a and b.
These and the associated logging roads will expose the site to the edge effects of invasive winds and sunlight, soil dessication, vegetation die-back,. Fire continues to be the greatest threat to susceptible slow-growing species and much of the more remote country, especially as the climate warms. This has led to the banning of campfires in certain areas.
A report on land degradation in the Central Plateau has been released and states that 10, ha of this area have been affected by sheet erosion. Fires and overgrazing by stock and rabbits have created the current barrens. Parts of this area are some of the most severely eroded alpine and sub-alpine ecosystems in Australia PWS, in litt.
Species of World Heritage value are beginning to suffer. In the s a fungal root-rot, Phytophthora cinnamomi affected numerous alpine species in the Pine Lake area in the northeast of the area, killing many species, including ancient native pines. It was confined to one catchment and measures were taken to delay its spread to others.
Infected areas were mapped, aerial spraying with phosphonate was tried, a road through the area was sealed to restrict the infection and a major education campaign held. The area was quarantined and signed as a no-entry area, although some people still enter and it may have to be sealed off.
A plant pathologist is employed to isolate the disease and to look at methods that can be used to slow its spread PWS, in litt. Since the population of the widespread Tasmanian devil, has been devastated by Devil facial tumour disease, which is spreading west. Amphibian chytrid fungus is spreading among frogs and an aquatic fungus Mucor amphiborum is affecting the platypus. Foxes and feral goats, cats and rabbits with invasive weeds such as sea spurge Euphorbia paralis and marram grass Ammophila arenarum have also caused problems for the wilderness Aus Govt.
Temporary staff are drawn on when needed. The principal source for the above information was the original nomination for World Heritage status.
Australian Government Australian Heritage Commission and the Tasmanian Government Bosworth, P. Pressure for exploitation in South-West Tasmania's wilderness. Ambio Increasing pressures for resources exploitation in an area of high nature conservation value, southwest Tasmania.
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HEC Lower Gordon River Scientific Survey. Hydro-Electric Commission, Tasmania. Gordon below Franklin scheme. The second stage of harnessing the everlasting energy resource of the Gordon River. Jones, G Is the management plan achieving its objectives? Principles and Practice, 2 nd ed. Lake Pedder Committee of Inquiry AGPS, Canberra.
Middleton, G. Centre for Environment Studies Occasional Paper University of Tasmania, Hobart. The region provides pristine habitats for a range of plants and animals that are found nowhere else in the world, including many rare and endangered species, while indigenous rock art and artefacts found in caves date back to the last Ice Age.
The area also offers the most pristine example of temperate rainforest found in Australia and makes up one of only three remaining temperate wilderness areas in the southern hemisphere. The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area is a legacy of the last great wildernesses on earth, and a canvas rich in the stories of humanity's previous and current connections with the environment. The 1. Also included are three freehold areas: 'Gordonvale' in the Vale of Rasselas; Central Plateau approximately five blocks ; and Lake Murchison.
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