Tasmanian Land Conservancy

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Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC) is a non-profit, non-political, non governmental organisation that acquires and manages land in Tasmania, Australia, protecting important natural places for biodiversity conservation.

It was established in June 2001. As of 2009 the organisation claimed to have protected over 16,000 hectares of land in 144 reserves. TLC owns about 2,000 hectares directly, including the Vale of Belvoir, the montane grassland habitat of many marsupial carnivores,[1][2] and Recherche Bay.

However, most of the reserves remain in private ownership, with covenants to hold them for conservation.[3] Ecosystems in covenanted areas include grasslands, woodlands, heath and saltmarsh.[4]

TLC receives funding from the Australian Government, and private donations from supporters of particular sites or projects such as protecting birds.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Vale of Belvoir - Tasmanian Land Conservancy, YouTube video
  2. ↑ Tasmania's veiled beauty, Australian Geographic, 29 June 2010
  3. ↑ About The Tasmanian Land Conservancy, TLC website
  4. ↑ The Tasmanian Land Conservancy, Australian Government website
  5. ↑ Award winning Tourism Operators and Tasmanian Land Conservancy join forces to help rare birds, Tasmanian Times, 31 May 2010

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