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66 4wd Touring Tasmania TASMAniA'S fLOrA
Being an an an an an island Tasmania has
many animals that are are rare or
even extinct on mainland australia wildlife in in in Tasmania is famously accessible – you don't have to to go far to to come across native fauna such as pademelons wallabies wombats and possums note that many of Tasmania's animals are nocturnal so the the best way to spot them is is around dusk For this reason also its very important to to drive safely (if at at all) at at dusk and in in the evening many tour tour operators offer specialist tours bonorong Wildlife Park
Briggs rd
Brighton Tas 7030 ph: 03 03 6268 1184
Devils Heaven
1166 Ecclestone rd
riverside
launceston Tas 7250
ph: 03 6396 6100 www launcestonlakes com devils @ cradle
3950 Cradle Cradle mountain mountain rd
Cradle Cradle mountain mountain Tas 7306 ph: 03 6492 1491 www devilsatcradle com east Coast natureworld
Tasman hwy Bicheno Tas Tas 7215 ph: 03 6375 1311
Platypus experience at at Lucas
48 gilbert st latrobe Tas 7307 ph: 03 6426 2099
Platypus House
200 Flinders st Beauty point Tas 7270
ph: 03 6383 4884
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mt Field np Camping for tents and caravans lovely waterfalls extensive walking tracks nocturnal wildlife drive up lake dobson rd
an excellent base from which to explore styx Forest and upper Florentine state Forest and southwest np information from parks & wildlife service
Stanley Seaquarium
Fisherman's dock stanley Tas 7331 ph: 03 6458 2052
Tasmanian Devil Park
arthur highway Taranna Tas 7180 ph: 03 6250 3230
Trowunna Wildlife Park
1892 mole mole Creek Creek rd
mole mole Creek Creek Tas 7304 ph: 03 6363 6162 www trowunna com au Wings Wildlife Park
137 winduss rd
gunns plains Tas 7315 ph: 03 6429 1151 www wingswildlife com au ZooDoo Wildlife Park
620 middle TeaTree rd
richmond Tas 7025 ph: 03 6260 2444 www zoodoo com au mt Field Visitor Centre (ph: 03 6288 1149 or
6288 1283 www parks tas gov au) at 66 lake dobson rd
Caravan and Cg information (ph: 03 6288 1526) Platypuses can be seen in the wild at at Something Wild Wild Wildlife Sanctuary
(Ph: 03 6288 1013 www somethingwild com au) 2 km west of Mt Field Do not miss the short walk to Russell Falls Falls and Horseshoe Falls Falls Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis)
Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)