Little Green Island

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Little Green Island is a granite island, with an area of 87 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. It is partly a conservation area, and partly private property, used for grazing livestock. The island has been degraded by repeated burning and grazing. Commercial muttonbirding took place until 1957, and recreational muttonbirding since then.

[edit] Flora and fauna

The island’s vegetation is dominated by tussock grass communities.

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater (600,000 pairs) and Sooty Oystercatcher. Reptiles present include the Metallic Skink and Tiger Snake.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X

Coordinates: 40°13′S 148°15′E / -40.217, 148.25

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