Tasmania's isolation from mainland Australia has ensured the survival of many plants and animals that are rare or even extinct elsewhere in the world.
Our animals aren't big and for the most part they prefer to be out at night, in the early morning or at dusk. Find out about them in our Wildlife Brochure (PDF).
But if you are watchful there is every chance you will come upon them as you walk a forest path or sit quietly by a stream. So be quiet and look out and you may come upon a wombat family dining late or a shy platypus. And you are sure to hear the chilling screams of the Tasmanian devil.
There are also specialist operators who can take you animal spotting if you want to have an expert along, and our wildlife parks guarantee a sighting and good information too.
Find out all you need to know about our special land animals, birds and native plants.
Bruny Island Cruises offers award-winning eco-cruises along Bruny Island’s rugged coast in southern Tasmania.
Lemonthyme Lodge is a true wilderness retreat near Cradle Mountain, about an hour from Devonport.
Wings Wildlife Park is an animal sanctuary offering cabin accommodation at Gunn’s Plains, north-west Tasmania.
See the Australian Fur Seals sunning themselves on Bull Rock, near Stanley.
Tasmania Zoo is the state's only fully-accredited Zoo, near Launceston in Tasmania’s north.
The family-run Wing’s Wildlife Park is just 35 minutes from Devonport.
Rainbow Retreat Wilderness Eco Cabins provide solar-powered cabins at St Marys in north-east Tasmania.
Wineglass Bay Cruises offers coastal tours from Coles Bay near Freycinet National Park.
Lobster Expeditions, the experience of a lifetime!
Inala Nature Tours offers personalised birdwatching and wildlife tours of Bruny Island and Tasmania. .
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