This Book Belongs to: Lendlease Springboard and local community members ______have produced this activity booklet to encourage families visiting the Tasman Peninsula Date: ______with children to Explore, Learn and Protect the local area. Completing this short survey will provide feedback on the success of this first edition and valuable insights on how the booklet can be improved for future editions. ©Springboard Tourism Group October 2016
Printed by A & J Printers North Hobart Tasmania
The dapper looking fellow on the left was drawn by a talented young man This booklet is a project of the Springboard Tourism Group, named Drew Wellard, comprising volunteers from the Tasman Peninsula community, from Tasman District with the generous support of Lendlease and Impact. School. His picture provided the inspiration for the graphic artist who created our cartoon Devil and Quoll characters.
We respectfully acknowledge the original traditional custodians of this land…
The Pydarerme people of the Paredarerme language group.
Contents Welcome! p.1 Map Showing Sites Featured in the booklet p.2 Do-It-Yourself Map p.3 Plan Your Trip - more info. about the map. P.4 Leave No Trace p.6 Sunny Day Walking Board Game – 7 Principles p.8 Peninsula Bingo p.10 Tasmanian Devils p.12 Tessellated Pavement p.14 Geology p.16 Eaglehawk Neck p.17 Whales p.18 Tasman Arch p.20 a Doo Town p.21 Owls p.22 Blowhole p.24 Marsupials p.26 Answers Norfolk Bay Convict Station p.28 Image Credits Penguins and Seals p.33 Sponsors The Springboard Tourism Group extend their sincere thanks to the following individuals and associations for their contribution to the success of this booklet:
Marilyn Langham Hannah Hitomi Ito Aidan Keough of Cukurkavakli Les Smith Welcome to the Tasman Peninsula, and to the Impact Debra Mill Donna Thompson first edition of our booklet for young tourists! of Tasman District Karen Collinson Peter Clark We boast an extraordinary community here, Lendlease School Sam Condon who are proud of the world-renown historical Agnesse Inacio TDS year 4’s & 8’s Kathryn Dorgan Ellen Evans Ben Vaughn- James Harpham and natural heritage which we call home. We Ben Saward Williams Ryan Koziol created this booklet as a way to show just Patrick Little Department of Erin Tetarenko how much there is for families to do on the James Parker Primary Industries Thomas Casson Peninsula. Every place showcased in the Parks Water and Ange Anderson Rowan Griffith booklet can be visited for free. We often hear Jude MacDonald Environment Erika Morton visitors say “If only we had planned to stay (Aboriginal cultural John Hamilton of Steve Wright consultant) Tasmania Unzoo Rosine Ye longer!” Two days is hardly long enough to Paul Gray of Natural Anne Courtney Yessica Alba explore our Penal History, and you could stay Resource Madi Brownlow James Donely a week and still have so much to explore! Management South Eliza Troman Marcus Haynes and Sorell Council Melissa Bond Thomas Kelsall We hope you really enjoy your stay as you PAHSMA Gary Coetzee Kimberley McCone Explore, Learn about and Protect our heritage. Kylie Murphy of Gwendoline Cook Paul Dawson Please spread the word, and do come again! Tasman Council Daniel Hamilton Lisa Hagy Celeste Evans Sally Lewis Shayna Lau Rosie Hull Don Salcido Shari Lowe and Hasan Cukurkavakli Didier Faraone Karl Scott Daniel Nelson Lauren Farr
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A little help to plan your trip!
Parker’s Beach Icons Below Link Activities to Sites Marked on the Map Tasmanian Devil Information Boards - next
p.12 to the Denison Canal in Dunalley. Toilets here! –
Site of Tessellated Pavement, with info. p.14 boards. Eaglehawk Neck Hall, Dog Line Statue and p.17 Info. Board; very short walk to Pirates Bay.
Whale lookout with information boards. p.18
Tasman Arch. p.20
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Doo Town – fun for the whole family! p.21 Blowhole site. Toilets here! p.24 The QR codes on the left link you to various FREE, highly recommended wildlife The turnoff to Norfolk Bay Convict Station is apps, by Tas. Museum & Art Gallery, and by Parks p.28 opposite Annie St in Taranna. and Wildlife. Cover one and scan the other.
4. 5. 4. Leave What You Find Leave No Trace All over the world, National Parks and reserves are promoting these eep an e e out, and f ou t n ou a e come across an 7 Principles to reduce the effect we have on our environments. or na dden t en wa around t and look, don’t touch.
Don’t touch or climb on ruins. Explore them with your eyes! ea e roc s, p ants, and ot er natura o ects
1. Plan Ahead and Prepare w ere ou found t em
Please protect our historical heritage Find out about the place you are visiting – special considerations or for future generations to enjoy! regulations. For example, our weather is very changeable on the
Peninsula so prepare for windy, hot, dry, wet and cold weather.
Prepare for extreme weather, hazards and emergencies. 5. Reduce Impact from Fire Repackage your food to reduce waste. Take maps, compass, GPS if need be and know how to use them. ec t e f re rat n , and use a fue sto e f appropr ate or updated f re nformat on o to ttps www f re tas o au
6. Respect Wildlife
2. Walk and Camp on Durable Surfaces o not feed w d fe t can ma e t em s c , or e en t em
Store food and rubbish securely so animals don’t find it. Keep to the track, and if camping use established camp sites. atc w d fe from a d stance – don’t approach them, and don’t Clean boots and equipment to prevent the spread of plant diseases. fo ow t em Please do NOT use electronic calls to attract birds.
These have devastating impacts on the bird populations.
3. Waste Disposal 7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors
Take all rubbish out with you. eep oud no ses to a m n mum, and enera Use a toilet if there is one. respect ot ers ma e sure everyone as an If there is no toilet, bury all waste at least 15 en o a e o da – 20 cm deep, and at least 100 metres away from water, campsites and tracks. re uest to dr ers from our oca sc oo ds:
Wash your body at least 50 metres away “Please don’t stop your car or van in the road – from water sources, and don’t use soap or wait until you find somewhere to pull your toiletries. vehicle off the road completely – for your safety and ours!” Thank-you!
6. 7. Sunny Day Walking Track – Practice the 7 Principles!
You found out about the Choose a player to Start track and the weather miss a turn – you before you started out. caught them dropping litter! Here! Jump ahead 2 spaces! It’s getting hot, but you It’s starting to came prepared with snow. In sunscreen, sunhat and SUMMER??!! plenty of water. Jump You bet! You ahead 3 spaces! forgot your You take a coat. Fall back short cut three spaces! through bush. Slide back 3 spaces. You camp in a Your family
designated camp walks in Pick up rubbish site. silence. You Chose a player & jump You enjoy the to miss a turn – forward 3 Jump forward sounds of the they fed a made it! spaces. three spaces. bush. wallaby.
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Explore Take See Find Patterns Count Horses Rock Pools A Walk Wild Animals Shapes & Colours
Swim Tessellated Find the Identify Birds Look Up Find Magical Things on or Surf Pavement Southern Cross & Bird Songs At Night the Beach
Ride Eat Out Weave Remove Skim Find the Or a Bike Eat Outside Flax Grass Rubbish A Rock Milky Way
Remarkable Possum Visit Go Blowhole Snorkelling Cave ‘Hunt’ Doo Town Fishing
Walk Under Skateboard Tasman’s Follow the Diving Sand Surfing At the Stars Judd Park Arch Convict Trail
Kayaking Go Visit the Devils Count Whale Watching
Camping Coal Mines Kitchen Boats Peninsula Bingo: Can You Get Six in a Row? in Get Six Can You Bingo: Peninsula
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Fill in the gaps to complete the message and find out how we can help the Tassie Devils! Did you know? ‘ ’
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To (5) ______, we (3) ______ healthy Tassie (4) ______from the DFTD (1)______. You can remind adults to (5)______the (2) ______slowly at night.
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hree es ck Tessellated Pavement
ne us r cks edi entar r cks eta r hic r cks hese r cks are hese r cks are hese are r cks that ade r ade r a ers ha e een chan ed a a e ted sedi ent and ther r their ri ina r ck that has thin s , that ha e r ressure, c ed d n een c acted che ica reacti ns er ti e and heat
ead the in r ati n in the ta e a e hich kind r ck is the esse ated a e ent
hich sha es tesse ate The Tessellated Pavement formed over millions ark the ith a tick of years. A layer of silt was covered by further layers of sediments. These were compacted over _ _ _ _ , forming ______. ‘Tessellate’ means: Later, stresses in the Earth’s crust cracked the flat siltstone. These cracks have become more obvious due to ______, giving the _ _ _ _ of pavers. Word Bank erosion look time siltstone
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Eaglehawk Neck Hall
Millions of years of underground Eaglehawk Neck Hall movements of the earth, its rocks, comes up on your left as Geology sea levels, wind and waves has created the stunning cliffs and land you drive along the ‘neck’ forms of the Tasman Peninsula. between Eaglehawk Bay
and Pirates Bay. The unique coastal forms are ideally seen from It’s a short walk from here to visit
Pirates Lookout, near this friendly fellow, where you can Eagle Hawk Neck. The Tasman Peninsula has fantastic find out what the dog line was! examples of caves, arches, blowholes The dog line was…______About 6000 years and stacks; all created by the erosive ago the sea level action of sand, wind and waves over ______rose and Tasmania time. These have created the ______was separated from wonders of the natural arches and ______the Australian the tessellated pavements. ______mainland. The sea level has risen and
fallen for millions of years See if you can find and divers say they can see From the dog statue it is only a minute’s walk to the fossilized evidence of underwater the magnificent Pirates Bay. The story goes that remains in the rocks caves and arches as they the Bay was so named after some escaped convicts explore our coastline. of the beaches! stole a boat from novelist George Meredith. The 300m high hexagonal dolorite stacks that erupt along the coastline were formed in the Jurassic Period, a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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Whale Trail Whales and dolphins can be spotted at any time of the year but
The food-rich waters surrounding the Tasman Peninsula are home humpback whales migrate north past Tasmania’s east coast from to both common and bottlenose dolphins which, if you are lucky, May-July and south from September-November. Southern rights can be spotted from most beaches. Humpback and southern right migrate north from June-September and south from September- whales migrate along the east coast each year as they travel to and October although small numbers of calves have been born in from their feeding grounds and breeding grounds. Visit the Whale traditional calving grounds around Tasmania in recent years. Both Trail viewing platform at Eaglehawk neck (Blowhole Rd) and see if species were heavily hunted by whalers. you can spot any whales or dolphins. Other good lookout points include the Blowhole and Tasman Arch. BALEEN whales include TOOTHED whales include Orcas and
humpback, southern right sperm whales and all dolphins who
and minke whales who feed on fish, squid and larger animals filter feed on small fish and such as seals or other whales. These plankton such as krill. These whales have 1 blowhole and use Common dolphin whales have 2 blowholes. echolocation to help find food. Bottlenose dolphin
Food Web – draw a line between these predators and prey – who do you think eats who?
Humpback whale
Southern right whale
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Tasman Arch
… is the remains of the roof of a large sea tunnel and cave which was formed by wave erosion over thousands of years. This is an activity for the whole Number the drawings to show their correct sequence! family: Just before you reach the blowhole, you will pass
through the small township of 1. Strong waves rubbed and knocked Doo Town. Every house here sand, rocks and pressurised water and air against the siltstone cliff. These has a special name!
eroded a notch into the base of the
cliff, and the rock layers above the notch started to collapse. Vertical Doo Nix Wattle-I-Doo joints and cracks were also eroded, Dr Doolittle gradually becoming sea caves over thousands of years. How many other names can you find?
2. The erosion continued over thousands more years, to deepen the ______notch at the base of the cliff. The
vertical joints and cracks eroded further. Slabs of rock were dislodged, ______falling into the sea. The notch, cracks and joints deepened and widened into one big cave, and then a tunnel with a cave at the rear. Make some up! Now make some up yourself!
3. The erosion continued deepening the tunnel. After thousands of years ______
the tunnel reached a fracture running
parallel to the coastline. The roof fell in, creating the pit and arch. ______
20. 21. Owls as wls n small Boobooks feed on insects, small mammals such as the house mammals a i s an an i s Tasmanian owls mouse and other small animal T ma n animals in l in ss ms il s i s include: species. Although the boobook feeds mostly at night on dull days an ins s T n The southern boobook they may be seen mina l in a l s and masked owl Feeding during the ni nli Although sometimes late afternoon or mas wls n l w s listed as owls the morning. They w il lis nin i tawny frogmouth and hunt mainly by owlet nightjar are NOT perching on a T masked owl is Tasmania’s as wl true owls. tall structure la s wl wi mal Some owls can see small prey and listening and win m all an up to 800 metres away! w i in il ams Some owls hunt looking for their prey. other owls. In fact, T s an wl a n an wl s i s a a s a owls are incredibly The boobook owl is Tasmania’s n si l l n i si good hunters. alls T a smallest owl at 30-35 cm tall s a s w i ann i a i a s a i n
weighing 146 – 360 grams. The m T is all ws m ll i s n i a wls an in in l a i n s n s boobook is sometimes called s n i an s s oobook b i i n in i n i i ns mopoke due to the sound of its call.
Southern Owls swallow their prey whole: skin, bones, and fur and feathers. wls an a i n s s They regurgitate the feathers, fur n n i n a in and bones in what is called a a i la i n is l pellet. Pellets can be found at the is ll in a s s m a w s base of trees and other sites below i ains an s w ama in where an owl has fed.
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The Blowhole Blowhole Observations Date:
The blowhole only ‘blows’ when the swell is high and the Make up your own symbols for the waves, the sea is rough, and moving in the right direction. wind and the blowhole.
Circle cells in the table to record what the
weather was like at the blowhole. Find the blowhole on a map of the Peninsula.
Weather Waves Wind Blowhole Colour in an arm of the compass to show which direction you Sunny Flat Still Peaceful think the sea would have to be moving in, to get the blowhole blowing! (You might like to ask an adult to help you with this!)
Some Gentle Breezy Some How many of the arms Clouds Activity of the compass can you label? (We started you off with ‘N’ for North.) Rain Choppy Windy Quite Active
Snow Rough Wild Blowing
Stormy Huge Hurricane Blowing Violently
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arsupials Possums are arboreal. They like to sleep all day in hollow Marsupials are mammals that carry their young in backwards spaces such as the inside of tree trunks. or forwards facing pouches and feed their young on milk.
uolls are a carnivorous marsupial. They live in the cool temperature rainforests coastal scrub and sclerophyll forests of Tasman eninsula.
uolls are nocturnal but they have been known to search for food durin the day. They prey on small to medium si ed mammals as well as reptiles and insects.
They will also compete They prefer the bush, but they often make a home in the roof with Tasmanian evils. and wall cavities of peoples’ homes. Local folks tend to build sturdy cages for their fruit and vegetable gardens, because a possum in a garden has no manners and can cause a lot of efore the fires it hat do you think damage in one night. Possums are mainly herbivores. They was not unusual to like the tender parts of plants – buds, shoots, fruit and flowers. hat sort of thin s mi ht affect the hear of uolls attackin Possums will give most plants a try, and can eat some plants peoples’ chickens (they number of uolls on the eninsula that would be poisonous for other animals. They also eat birds’ also like e s but some eggs and chicks, creepy-crawlies and insects. people think that the fire wiped them out. f there are survivin Arboreal: ______ uolls in areas that were not affected their ______population may re row.
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orfol a is ho e to a di erse range of Once you find Norfolk Bay (down the wildlife, and that’s a sign of a really healthy driveway opposite Annie St in Taranna), environment! ind a o forta le s ot to the site’s modest picnic area and small size leaves the rich natural and cultural rela isten, and wat h, for signs of the heritage of the site understated. If you ani als who li e and reed here take the time to explore you will find that
there is a lot to learn and a lot to enjoy. What I saw… What I heard…
Who has a legally protected nursery here? Crack the code to find out! = B = f = h = u= k = l = N = r=s= y= ?=?= ? = ? his is one wa I an hel ee the en iron ent health at orfol a
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his is one wa I an hel ee the en iron ent health at ho e . ______.
28. 29. orfol a showcases some of the Peninsula’s iconic Who would build a railway all the way down here on the Peninsula? . Look for the fishing boats, and the racks which ind stries belong to the oyster and mussel farms. Ho w were the carriages propelled? What can you tell about the rail from the picture below? o e of the la es that eo le wor on the enins la in l de See if you can find out who, when, how and why!
t the lo al s hools, in the aged are fa ilit , in the national Hint: Check out the information board, ask your folks, google it or ar s, at the histori sites, on hi en, sal on, and shellfish far s, and in hos italit an eo le wor for the sel es, take a guess if need be! often online, and there are ite a few lo al artists and rafts ersons as well ______Find out 5 of the jobs people do on the Peninsula… ______ ______ ______ ______
What o I would like to: wo ld li e to tr W
30. 31. Fairy Penguins and Australian Fur Seals These beautiful sea and land animals nest and breed on Norfolk Bay Word Search the rugged foreshore of the Tasman Peninsula. They are
protected under law to help their populations increase. R G E T F I S H I N G G E C B A L G A N D E R R The smallest penguin is called the little penguin. It spends D O R G A R F I S H O E much of its life at sea and C R E S T E D T E R N A comes ashore to make its
O M E J E T T Y F A N T nest in burrows. They are only found in the southern D O D I A C N F O R S W oceans and islands of
M R I S D O L P H I N H Little Penguin Australia and New Zealand. S A N H A N T I O N A I Australian Fur Seals are curious
Q N G A B V O A R D P T and can sometimes be seen U T E R A I L W A Y P E diving and playing around the rocks and shores. They can I N J K O C O Y S T E R outrun a running adult and can D Y P R O T E C T I R T be dangerous – do not
approach these animals, enjoy
Can you find these words? them from a distance! Australian Fur seal.
CRESTED TERN JETTY SQUID Why are there so few Fairy Penguins and Fur Seals left?
CONVICT DOLPHIN RAILWAY Hunting or interference by humans, domestic cats and dogs, foxes, CORMORANT SNAPPER RED COD sea eagles and swallowing plastic pollution. OYSTER PROTECT BREEDING FISHING SHARK I can help penguins and seals by ______GARFISH GREAT WHITE Good Luck! ______
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Fish for the Future Follow the Fishing Line! By only taking a certain number Garfish Striped of fish, of a certain size, we leave Snapper Trumpeter Squid enough to breed so we will always have fish in the oceans and our great-grandkids can go
fishing too! Check an info. board or the QR code to find out the catch limits for these fish.
Fish / Clues Bag Limit Minimum Size
_ _ r _ _ _ _
An orange fish! _ _ _ pp _ _
Not-a-fish! 50 300mm S _ _ _ _
S______8 (4 on water) 500mm For more information on sea fishing in T______Tasmania, visit www.fishing.tas.gov.au or download the Tasmania Sea Fishing Guide app.
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Aboriginal Heritage Think of times when you get together with friends and/or family to eat
together. Would it feel extra special if you knew your ancestors/family
had eaten in the exact same space for tens of thousands of years? The Aboriginal community living on the Peninsula are descendants of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania’s east coast Think about a …Which you …Imagine you are including the Paredarerme region. celebration with attended in the last an Aboriginal child As you spend time in the coastal regions of the Peninsula you friends and family… 12 months. 5 000 years ago. might come across an Aboriginal midden. Middens formed where Aboriginal people gathered together at the same place to What did you eat? enjoy a feast of seafood. Middens are areas sometimes hundreds of metres wide and metres deep, thick with shells and other artefacts that have been discarded. Charcoal can also be found in middens, where Aboriginal people had their fires in the same area. Were you inside or outside? In colonial times the middens were mined for the lime in the shells; it was used for plaster, gardening etc.
These days we understand that the How did you help or play? middens are very special places. We show that we care by looking and n
touching. What sort of music was there?
36. 37. Tasman Peninsula Natural History Crossword
Test your knowledge of our animals, plants and geology!
Across 1. Species of this animal include HUMPBACK, SOUTHERN RIGHT AND KILLER 4. The type of Jurassic age ROCK found at CAPE HAUY, CAPE PILLAR AND CAPE RAOUL 9. The name for animals who keep their JOEY IN A POUCH 10. Word for animals who are ACTIVE AT NIGHT Down 1. BURROWING MARSUPIAL with STRONG CLAWS 2. ANT EATING MONOTREME (a mammal who lays eggs) with SPINES 3. This kind of SNAKE sometimes has STRIPES 5. BLUE-TONGUE is this kind of REPTILE 6. These BIRDS OF PREY HUNT at NIGHT 7. TASMANIAN DEVILS and QUOLLS EAT this kind of food 8. TREE commonly known as a 'GUM'
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Snakes y y
The snakes of the Tasman Peninsula b include the tiger snake, copperhead b and white-lipped whip snake. Tiger Snake Most people walking in the Australian bush NEVER see a snake. They are really good at picking up your vibrations Tiger Snake and leave before you get near them. Wear long pants, socks and good footwear that may prevent a snake y b successfully injecting its venom into you. y b If you plan to do lots of walking during the Spring and Summer, it is useful to understand how to treat snake bite y and always carry two crepe bandages with you. It is often helpful to walk with others. y y y b y If you do see one, please move away from them immediately. Back up until they leave the scene. b b b b I can keep myself safe from snakes y by… y y b y y
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Patterns on Parkers! The turn off to Parker’s Beach is on the ‘loop road’, almost 2km North of the turn off to the Coal Mines. Find yourself here at low tide to enjoy a treasury of nature’ s patterns, textures and shapes! Can you match these descriptions with the images on the next page?
A Squiggly lines made by a sea-snail. B Driftwood lined up by the sea, following the curve of the shore. C Geometrically arranged bumps on a pinecone. D Green fronds in miniature, the leaves of a fern in descending size.
E A layered pattern made by sandbars as you look out toward sea.
F Vertical lines against a blue sky – eucalypt trees inland. G Repeating organic shapes made by the movement of water. H A ribbed texture in sand, made by the movement of waves.
Watch for patterns, shapes or textures as you travel: draw and describe your favourite below!
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______Tide Times ______Online!! ______42. 43. _____ on icts at the oal ines Don’t forget Evidence of the coal that was mined here to look down! can still be seen throughout the site.
The irst o erational coal mines The coal at Plunkett Point was first extracted by adits in Tasmania were at altwater (horizontal tunnels) close to the water’s edge. The coal seam i er. The oal ines istoric and remains of these early workings can still be seen on the ite is one o sites that ma e rocky beach below the settlement ruins. Later shafts were u the ustralian on ict ites added – the deepest descended 92 metres from the surface! orld eritage ro ert . When the mines closed all of the shafts were collapsed. Now all
The coal mines ro ided coal to that remains are the above ground ruins. You can visit the site eo le in o art and its of the main mine shaft just north of the main settlement. surrounds ut also ser ed as a lace o unishment or the Put Yourself in the Picture! Draw yourself in the worst class o con icts. doorway, and complete the missing part of the ruins.
The underground cells ou might see toda were id ou now that actuall solitar con inement e ca ating a mine is not ust cells reser ed or unishing a matter o digging a er con icts. dee hole n unsu orted hole will ca e in – sometimes
with terri le conse uences. illed (usuall ree) miners were used at the coal ace with the con icts ro iding
the uns illed h sical la our.
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Canny Connections Bird Bingo Can you find these native birds on your travels? Where were they? At the Coal Mines you will see a lot of gum trees and wattle trees. One type of wattle which is common here is the Black Wattle and it has a strange connection with a type of gum tree – the White Gum - which is also common here. A type of ant
called Meat Ants make their homes in cracks in the bark of the
Black Wattle, and this is also where the rare Tasmanian Hair Streak butterfly lays her eggs. When the eggs hatch, and turn into caterpillars, the caterpillars give out a sweet liquid which Pied Oyster Catcher Turbo Chook the ants lick up. When the caterpillar is ready to make its
cocoon, the ants herd the caterpillar down the trunk of the
Black Wattle and onto the trunk of a White Gum. The caterpillar gets into a crack in the bark of the tree to spin its
cocoon, where the Hair Streak butterfly eventually hatches.
Black Swan Black Cockatoo
There are over 100 species of bird on the Tasman Peninsula. Draw your favourite here! Draw your favourite here. the Tasman Peninsula.
Draw your favourite here.
Look down some more! This place is home to some rare and beautiful orchids, but they’re very small, so you’ll have to look carefully.
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Remarkable Cave! My ______Collection!
Did you know the There is a lot to see on the Peninsula. Choose something to count and make a ‘collection’! You can draw each type if you like! Remarkable Cave has three entrances? Type Tally Remarkable Cave got its name because if you look through one
end of the cave out to the other, it looks a little bit like a map of Tasmania. Draw your favourites here… Strong waves crashing repeatedly against cliff-faces for thousands of years made sea caves while earthquakes cracked the walls of the caves to help make the Remarkable Cave! Remarkable Cave is made up of different sandstones and dolerite. Sometimes extreme pressure and heat made patterns in the rocks. It is easier to see these patterns because the dolerite heated up some of the sandstone as it cooled down. …and here. Draw the patterns in the rocks or the cave’s Tasmania shape here….
flowers patterns vehicles birds shapes
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Bats Most females give birth to a single young each
Bats make up over 25% of year however some the world’s mammals. species have twins.
There are eight bat species found in
Tasmania. These include the Little When born the pups are very large Forest Bat, Large Forest Bat, compared to their mother and this ratio of baby to mother is the same Southern Forest Bat, Chocolate Lesser Long-eared Bat Wattled Bat, Goulds Wattled Bat, as a human giving birth to a 20 kg Tasmanian Long-eared Bat, and baby. Chocolate Wattled Bat Lesser Long-eared Bat and the Pups are born without fur and in Bats are flying Eastern Falsistrelle. early summer and feed on milk from mammals! While The young develop their mother. quickly and within 6 – 8 other mammals weeks they are nearly can glide, bats are the same size of their
the only mammals mother, fully furred,
capable of flying and hunting for insects. continued flight.
Eastern Falsistrelle Some bats can live for
over 20
years!year s!
Large Forest Bat
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On a warm evening around dusk if you see There are approximately 1,200 something a bit larger than a moth flying different bat species around it is most likely a microbat. These worldwide. are little insectivorous bats that hunt insects using echolocation.
BATS BELONG TO THE ORDER CHIROPTERA Bats can be found in (MEANING “HAND WINGED”)! every environment except the two poles.
Southern Forest Bat ______Echolocation is similar to what whales There are two types of bats: Micro Bats and Mega Bats. and ______use under water. Micro bats are the smaller bats that predominately feed on insects. Blind as a _ _ _ is not true as they have good eye sight but use echolocation to Mega Bats are the Flying Foxes or Fruit Bats that feed predominately on nectar, blossom and native fruits. navigate their environment and hunt at _ _ _ _ _. Bats make noises and wait for the sound waves to bounce back off
Tasmanian objects (an _ _ _ _ ), if it doesn’t bounce Long-eared Bat Some bats live in caves back then they can safely fly forward. while others live in tree They can tell the distance of various hollows. objects by how quickly the sound waves There are no cave ______back to them. dwelling bats in Word Bank Tasmania.
Goulds Wattled Bat echo night bounce bat dolphins
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Showcasing: The Little Forest Bat
The Little Forest Bat sitting on a Microbats are a very thumb in the photo below is an important part of our adult. It may be fourteen environment as they are the years old. It weighs 4 grams and unpaid insect control. is small enough to fit in a match Insectivorous bats can eat box. up to half their body weight in insects per night. For example a Little Forest Bat weighs 4 grams and so eats around 2 grams of insects per night. Now this little bat feeds mostly on mosquitos.
How many mosquitos do you think there are Bats are nocturnal in 2 grams? meaning they are ______active at night. Cape Raoul Lookout
T his QR Code takes you to a Jurassic dolerite columns loom out of the sea in Tasman National Park. Tas. Parks and Wildlife PDF Dinosaurs roamed when these about …you guessed it: bats! hexagonal cliffs formed! An easy 45 min. walk from the end of Highcroft Road. 54.
Leeches and Ticks If you get a tick bite: depending how long they are on you, they may bury their head into your skin. Smother it with vaseline and wait for
a few minutes for it to withdraw its head. If the head is still
You can come across either of these blood sucking insects in any embedded when you remove them, ensure their head is clasped by rural, bush or forest areas of Tasmania. Leeches like moist forest narrow headed tweezers and pull them out without squeezing their the most. Ticks thrive in drier regions and are commonly found bodies. in bracken fern. They are attracted to you by the vibrations of The Tasmanian Government now seems open to the possibility that walking and body heat. Very few people are badly affected by some ticks may carry bacteria which cause life-threatening diseases. them unless you have allergies (treat for allergies if necessary). If you are concerned, see a doctor as soon as possible after a tick bite.
This tick has also just had a feed. Wearing light clothing is helpful in reducing their Before they feed they often look
contact with you because they are more easily seen like ‘strange’, flat spiders. They
before they can attach to you. Wear hats, long vary in size from a couple of millimetres to over 1 centimetre in pants and shirts and tuck pants into your socks. length.
This leech is You may not feel or see leeches or ticks until after your walk. For bloated – he’s most people it is painless and easy to remove them. just had a good feed! For bites from either: Use an antiseptic after removal and a bandaid to stop bleeding. These bites may get itchy, so it helps to
cover them to reduce scratching and possible infection. If you get a leech bite: you apply salt, tea tree oil, or just pull them off. The wound will bleed due to the anti-coagulant the Don’t let them stop you enjoying the bush. Simply add some salt leech injects into you. and vaseline to your fist aid kit just in case!
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Wildlife Word-search Macropods Our nocturnal animals like to hide during the day and come out at The Macropod family includes: Forester kangaroo night! Can you find the animals hidden in this word-search? The Tasmanian bettong
R Y D U G D L M Y U A T T T The Tasmanian pademelon F E N O P N U B B J O Z A N The Long-Nosed potoroo W T D M G S O O M O W W S O R A L I S M O T C O N N M L Bennetts Wallaby I B T O L B E I T Y X B A E N M P E O G D D F E Z J N M Draw a macropod’s footprints here. If you can’t find some, G O B O R N R R E E B F I E imagine what they might look like! T W K N A R O A E H V W A D A K T B A G A T G Q V C N A I A U S M N Z T O U W V D P L L L O U Q N R E T S A E X N W U M A S K E D O W L V O Y T O O R O T O P B A T I Z H Z S X Y R G T G Q Z X L B
Eastern barred BANDICOOT Little forest BAT Tasmanian BETTONG The word macropod is made from Southern BOOBOOK Now you know two parts. Can you guess what EASTERN QUOLL they mean?... MASKED OWL who you are Tasmanian PADEMELON looking for, try Brushtail POSSUM going outside at Macro = pasta/large/tiny Long-nosed POTOROO RINGTAIL possum night and see who SUGAR GLIDER you can spot with TASMANIAN DEVIL your torch! Pod = house/nest/foot TAWNY FROGMOUTH WATER RAT WOMBAT Tasmanian Pademelon
58. 59. Answers P.25 ompetition for food from other predators such as evils, threat from
predators such as cats, and habitat destruction through urban development P.2 No right or wrong way of doing this! or fires are all threats to the numbers of uolls. ncreasing numbers would P.12 1disease 2car 3isolate 4devils depend on availability of habitat with plenty of food and places to shelter, with less competition and threats from other predators. 5help 1drive ‘ rboreal’ means ‘living in trees’. P.13 The Tessellated Pavement formed over millions of years. A layer of silt was covered by further layers of sediments. These were compacted over time, forming siltstone . Later, stresses in the Earth’s crust cracked the flat siltstone. These cracks have become more obvious due to erosion - giving the look of pavers. P.27 Norfolk ay is a shark nursery.
The Tessellated Pavement is made of sedimentary rock. There are no right or wrong answers for most of the uestions on the Norfolk ay pages. ‘Tessellate’ means that a shape can be repeated in such a way as to cover an area without overlapping or leaving gaps. The railway was built in the 1830’s so that goods and persons could be transported between Taranna and ort rthur without the long delays that e.g. These shapes will tessellate: often presented for ships when they were assailed by wild weather direct from the ntarctic. t was propelled by convicts.
P.31 P.16 The dog line was a way of keeping convicts on the Peninsula. For the full story, it’s worth a visit to the Eaglehawk Neck hall.
P.17 Orca eat seals, dolphins, fish And humpback whales. Dolphins eat fish. Humpback whales eat krill and fish. Fish eat krill.
P.19 In descending order, the diagrams should be numbered 3, 1, 2.
P.32 P.23 The sea water would have to
be moving from East to West. ou can help seals and penguinsby keeping some distance between yourself and them and their homes, by thinking twice before you buy plastic items, and picking up rubbish on the shores.
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P.34 P.38 ates eat shell ish
and this is why you will The Springboard Tourism Group wishes to thank the following individuals
o ten ind shells piled and associations for the use of their photographs and illustrations: at the edge o helley
each. Ange Anderson: p.47 Turbo Chook photo Abigail Holderness-Roddam: p. 9 flowers; p.46
orchid photo Lisa Cawthen: p. 53 Tasmanian Long-eared Bat photo Agnese Inacio: p.2 map; p.8 wallaby; p.9 whale ; p.10 horse photo; p.11 whale art; p.20 Cynthia Cooper : p.13 Devils photo; p.26-27 Illustrations ; p.25 Illustrations Photos ; p.56 leech photo; p.40-41 all photos
Inverawe Gardens: p.23 Photo of Masked Owl Cyclosa Design: Quoll and Devil Characters P.39 Across 1. hale . olerite . arsupial 10. octurnal throughout are © Sarah Schmidt of Cyclosa Aidan Keogh: p.14 Tessellated Pavement
De sign (www.cyclosadesign.com.au) Photo Down 1. ombat . chidna 3. Tiger . i ard . wls
Ellen Evans: Front Cover Photo of Charlie on Marilyn Langham: p.12 Road sign photo . eat 8. ucalypt Whi te Beach; Aboriginal Acknowledgement page including flag; Welcome page photo; p.3 Brett Littleton, courtesy of Land Tasmania,
P.40 ou can eep yoursel sa e rom sna es by treading heavily as you wal Map; p.10 kayak art and penguin crossing DPIPWE: p.18-19 Sea animal illustrations
wearing long soc s and trousers eeping to the path and giving sna es photo; p.17 all photos; p.21 all photos; p.24 Lindy Lumsden: p.54 Little Forest Bat photo lots o space. Illustrations ; p.28 -32 all photos; p.35
illustrations ; p.42-43 all photos; p.46 Debra Mills: p.38 photo; p.55 photo P.53 cholocation is similar to what whales and dolphins use under water. lind as a bat is not illustrations ; p.47 swan photo; overall design true as they have good eye sight but use echolocation to navigate their environment and of pages. James Parker: p.44 Underground cells photo; hunt at night. ats ma e noises and wait or the sound waves to bounce bac o ob ects p.46 Tree photos
an echo), if it doesn’t bounce back then they can safely fly forward. They can tell the Peter Gouldthorpe courtesy DPIPWE: p.35 Fish Hannah Robertson: p.58 Pademelon photo distance o various ob ects by how uic ly the sound waves bounce bac to them. illustrations
Paul Gray, NRM South & Sorell Council: p.22 Deon Scanlon: p.57 Tick photo P.54 There are 800 – 1000 P.59 Photo of Southern Boobook; p.33 seal photo; mosquitos in 2 grams. Ben Vaughn Williams: p.45 Ruins photo p.47 Pied Oyster Catcher and Black Cockatoo
photos ; p.50-54 Lesser Long-eared Bat; Drew Wellard: Tasmanian Devil artwork P.58 acro large od oot Eastern Falsistrelle; Chocolate Wattled Bat; featured inside the front cover. Large Forest Bat; Southern Forest Bat &
Goulds Wattled Bat photos Eric Woehler, BirdLife Tasmania: p.33 Little Penguin photo © G. Harrison; © J. MacDonald and Parrdarrama Pungenna Aboriginal Corporation: Image p.36
62. Springboard Tourism Group extends sincerest thanks for sponsorship:
We reiterate our appreciation to Lendlease for their extensive support.