The Tarkine in Tasmania is one of the world’s great wild places. A massive wilderness in the north-west corner of Tasmania with a rich indigenous heritage, the Tarkine stretches from wild beaches to rugged mountains to the largest temperate rainforest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is home to the last disease-free population of iconic Tasmanian Devils and shelters more than 60 other threatened and endangered species.
Despite its recognised world heritage value, the Tarkine is under siege from immediate logging and open-cut mining proposals.
Protecting the Tarkine as a National Park will create more jobs from wilderness tourism than from proposed forestry and mining operations: now AND tomorrow.
a virtual tour of the stunning tarkine wilderness
This video outlines the threats to the Tarkine as they stood in 2013. For an up-to-date account of the campaign click here.
Photos by Rob Blakers and Danny White
Music by The Mae Trio
Header photo by Rob Blakers