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 ...

In 1982, UNESCO named a large chunk of the island the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, further expanding its boundaries in 1989. Now it covers almost 3.5 million acres, or about a fifth ...

Strahan is the gateway to Tasmania’s World-Heritage Wilderness on the island’s wild west coast. This working fishing village tells the story of 19th-century piners and miners and 20th-century ...

Tasmania wilderness: Pencil pines, pictured here in a remote area of the Tasmanian highlands, can live a thousand years but the ancient tree bears its seed cones only sporadically.

Once mocked as a backwater, Tasmania is now one of Australia ’s fastest-growing tourism destinations and one of National Geographic’s Best Trips to take in 2020.

Chris Gwynne stands in a ravine below a towering dam in the Tasmanian wilderness and ponders whether the giant concrete structure can withstand the politics that may keep it from playing a key ...

The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, remains a mythic creature in Australian folklore and a number of independent groups have scoured the Tasmanian wilderness seeking signs the tiger still exists.

On Board, a luxury wilderness expedition cruise company in Tasmania, has launched the Odalisque III liveaboard cruise ship, which was designed by Incat Crowther. On Board launched Odalisque III in ...

“Alone Australia” follows survivalists as they are dropped off alone in separate areas of the Tasmanian wilderness, where they must deal with the forces of nature, hunger and loneliness in an ...

In particular the Bureau noted: (1) the commitment of both the Australian and Tasmanian Governments to negotiate a Regional Forest Agreement which would involve a comprehensive assessment of a wide ...