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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds (Updated Edition)
By Dave Watts
Long considered the essential pocket companion for local birdwatchers and visitors alike, Dave Watts’ definitive field guide is finally back in stock after months of being unavailable. This 192-page softcover provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use directory covering all major bird species found across Tasmania's diverse wilderness.
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Books both current and out-of-print relating to Tasmanian nature that can be bought from in The Book Cellar / Just Tassie Books in Campbell Town, Tasmania.
Fifty walking trails from across Tasmania, ranging in length and difficulty and colour-coded by season — useful for planning walks at different times of year and knowing which trails are best suited to summer versus winter conditions.
Paul Helleman's account of deaths and disappearances in Tasmania's national parks, reserves and wild places — covering incidents from across the island's wilderness areas, indexed and thoroughly researched. The book documents what can go wrong when people venture into Tasmania's bush and mountains: walkers lost on the Overland Track, incidents in the Southwest, disappearances never resolved, and the search and rescue operations that followed. signed
Sarah Lloyd's exploration of myxomycetes — the slime moulds — published by the author in 2015. Myxomycetes are among the most extraordinary organisms in the natural world: neither fungi, nor plants, nor animals. They exist as single-celled amoebae, then aggregate into a flowing mass that moves as a single organism in search of food, before forming fruiting bodies to spread spores.
A guide to 29 specific locations across Tasmania where you have a good chance of seeing native wildlife in the field — written by wildlife photographer Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman and published in 2008. Each location entry covers what you're likely to see there, the best time of day and year to visit, and practical notes on access
A detailed record of white shark interactions in Tasmanian waters from the establishment of the British colony in Van Diemen's Land through to the early 21st century — covering captures, sightings, encounters and attacks documented over nearly two centuries.
From the breezy treetops to the ocean deep, let’s get wild about Tasmania’s furry, feathery and scaly animals. A children's book about Tasmanian nature for 3 to 9 year olds.
A limited edition photographic book - Wilderness, Celebrating Australia’s Protected Places - is filled with breathtaking photographs of Australia's majestic, saved landscapes.
A picture book for children from about 5 years old, looking at the poos of Australian animals — which ones are square, which ones sparkle, which animals poo hundreds of times a day, and what role poo plays in the Australian environment.