Long dubbed a ‘climate refuge,’ warming Tasmanian forests need our help

Mongabay
May 12, 2026, 5:31 pm125 ptsTrending
TASMANIA, Australia — A shaded creek winds through fern forest along the Lilydale Falls Trail in northern Tasmania. As hikers pass by, researcher Todd Walsh reaches into the slow-moving water and beneath a rock to pull out a juvenile giant freshwater crayfish caught in one of his live traps. In streams like…

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